curl-6 on 21 July 2021
| Farsala said: I don't really understand how India or poor countries can get so punished by Covid, when they have extremely young populations. When half of your population is kids, Covid won't be doing much as opposed to half of your population being old people. In Japan, we still need a lot of old people to get vaccinated, progress is very slow despite Japan being a rich country. |
Firstly, it's a myth that covid-19 isn't serious for young people; it may not be as deadly as it is to the elderly but it can still kill.
Secondly, a lot of poor countries have very large populations so there are still tens or hundreds of millions in late middle age or old age.
