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It is both a sign of the success of the country in the protection of the elderly throughvaccination And an urgent reminder that young generations will pay a heavy price if the epidemic is allowed to simmer in the communities of the country.

"We now see people in their 30s, 40 and 50 years old - young people who are really sick," saidDr. Vishnu Chundi, a specialist in infectious diseases and the Chair of the Chicago Medical Society Covid-19 Working Group. "Most of them do, but some do not do it. ... I just lost a 32-year-old child with two children, so it's heartbreaking." Keep reading-And to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss these 98 Symptoms to look even after vaccination.

Covid propagates among the young population

Nationally, adults under 50 nowAccount For the most hospitalized covidant patients - about 36% of hospital admissions. These ages of 50 to 64 represent the second largest number of hospitalizations, about 31%. Meanwhile, hospitalizations in adults aged 65 and over fell significantly.

On32% of the American population Now is fully vaccinated, but the vast majority are people over 65 years old - a group prioritized at the initial phase of the deployment of vaccines.

Although new infections aredeclining progressively Nationwide, some regions have supported a resurgence of coronaviruses in recent months - what some have called a "fourth wave"- Propelled by variant B.1.1.7, first identified in the United Kingdom, estimated between 40% and 70% more contagious.

As many states Ditch Pandemic Pandemic, this more virulent strain still has a great place to spread between the youngest population, which remains largely susceptible of the disease.

The emergence of more dangerous strains of the virus in the United States - including variants discovered first in South Africa and Brazil - has made the vaccination effort all the more urgent.

"We are in a different comprehensive bullet," saidJudith Malmgren, an epidemiologist at the University of Washington.

Increasing infections in young adults create a "sickness tank" that ends up "overturned in the rest of society" - a person who hasYet reaching the immunity of the flock - and allows a broader increase in business, has she said.

Fortunately, the chance to die of Covid remains very small for people under 50, but this age group can become seriously ill or experimenting long-term symptoms after initial infection. People with underlying conditions such as obesity and heart disease are also more likely to become seriously ill.

"B.1.1.7 does not discriminate at age, and when it comes to young people, our messaging is still too sweet," said Malmgren.

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Hospitals filled with younger and more sick

Through the country, the influx of young patients with COVID surprised clinicians who describe hospital beds filled with patients, many of whom seem sicker than what has been observed in previous waves of the pandemic.

"Many of them require ICU care," saidDr. Michelle BarronResponsible for the prevention and control of infections at Uchealth, one of Colorado's major hospital systems, against earlier in the pandemic.

The median age of coviding patients from $ 100 years of age has dropped over 10 years in recent weeks, from 59 to about 48 years, Barron said.

"I think we will continue to see that, especially if there are not many absorbing vaccines in these groups," she said.

While most hospitals are far from the assault of the disease seen during the winter, theExplosion of cases in Michigan Emphasizes the potential impact of relaxation restrictions when much of the adults is not yet vaccinated.

There are strong evidence that the three vaccines used in the United States offer good protection against the u.k variant.

A study suggests that variant B.1.1.7 does not lead a more serious illness, as before thought. However, patients infected with the variant appear more likely to have more viruses in their body than those presenting the previously dominant strain, which can help explain why it spreads more easily.

"We believe that this can cause more of these hospitalizations in younger people," saidDr. Rachael Lee at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital.

Lee's hospital also watched up younger patients. As in other southern states, Alabama has amill Vaccine absorption rate.

But even in Washington State, where much of the population opts to get the vaccine, hospitalizationshave increased steadily Since early March, especially among young people. In the Seattle region, more 20-year-olds are now hospitalized for Covid than 70-year-olds, according to Dr. Jeff Duchin, Chief Public Health Officer for Seattle and King County.

"We do not yet have enough young adults vaccinated to counteract the increased facility with which the variants have expanded," Duchin said at a recent press briefing.

Nationwide,about 32% of people in quarantine are fully vaccinated, compared to 27% of people aged 30 years. This sharing falls to about 18% for 18 to 29 years.

"I hope that the curve of death will not increase as fast, but it puts pressure on the health system," notedDr. Nathaniel Schlicher, emergency physician and president of the Medical Association of the State of Washington.

Schlicher, also at the end of the thirty, remembers a horror two of his recent patients - near his age and before healthy - who were admitted with a new appearance failure caused by Covid.

"I saw it closely and that's what scares me," he says.

"I understand that young people feel invincible, but what I would just like to tell them is - Do not be afraid to die, to be afraid of heart failure, pulmonary damage and not to be able to do what you Love to do. "

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Will young adults be vaccinated?

Doctors and public health experts hope that the troubling tip of among the youngest demographic hospitalizations will be temporary - once vaccines will soon neutralize. Only April 19 that all adults become eligible for a Covid vaccine, although they are available in some states much earlier.

Cornsome regardingnational Surveys indicate a significant portion of adolescents and adults in their twenties and 30 years do not necessarily have to be vaccinated.

"We just need to make it super easy - not embarrassing in any way," says Malmgren, Washington's epidemiologist. "We have to put ourselves in mind and think a little differently."And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.

This article had been published inKaiser Health News.