Next to being old Diabetes was probably next biggest risk factor

[Manonthestreet]

About 40% of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were among diabetics, a "really quite sobering" statistic that should prompt people with the ailment to get vaccinated, said Dr. Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer for the American Diabetes Association. Study: Two in five people in U.S. who died of COVID-19 had diabetes
Chance of death without those just got smaller

 

[Esdraelon]

I worked as an MRI technologist in the VA Hospital in Jackson, MS. for a few years and part of our pre-exam screening included a question about diabetes. Among the Vets we saw, old, young, black, white didn't matter, about 70-75% were diabetic. Type 1 was rarer than type 2 but most of the men and women we saw had it and usually, they were also overweight or obese. That might actually be as deadly even without the diabetes.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

I worked as an MRI technologist in the VA Hospital in Jackson, MS. for a few years and part of our pre-exam screening included a question about diabetes. Among the Vets we saw, old, young, black, white didn't matter, about 70-75% were diabetic. Type 1 was rarer than type 2 but most of the men and women we saw had it and usually, they were also overweight or obese. That might actually be as deadly even without the diabetes.

My father and I both have it, I have been vaccinated, he has not and pretty much done what he wanted to. I guess we will see if he was smarter. Being a recent open heart surgery patient, he was worried about unknown effects. I support his decision.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

I worked as an MRI technologist in the VA Hospital in Jackson, MS. for a few years and part of our pre-exam screening included a question about diabetes. Among the Vets we saw, old, young, black, white didn't matter, about 70-75% were diabetic. Type 1 was rarer than type 2 but most of the men and women we saw had it and usually, they were also overweight or obese. That might actually be as deadly even without the diabetes.

My father and I both have it, I have been vaccinated, he has not and pretty much done what he wanted to. I guess we will see if he was smarter. Being a recent open heart surgery patient, he was worried about unknown effects. I support his decision.

I wish nothing but the best for you and your father.