Everyone knows COVID is deadlier for old people—but it's probably worse so than you realize. The elderly are at least 65x more likely to die of COVID.

Other factors like race, diabetes, cancer, matter by "only" 2x to 4x. Age is just in its own realm.https://t.co/wogpaBN0qW pic.twitter.com/lORbOmiQ3k

— Sarah Zhang (@sarahzhang) February 14, 2022