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As more and more members of the older demographic receive both doses of the vaccine, more younger adults, in their 30s and 40s, are beginning to present with more severe symptoms of the virus, experts say.
According to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, hospitals are reporting an increasing number of younger patients with severe cases.
“Data suggests this is all happening as we are seeing increasing prevalence of variants, with 52 jurisdictions now reporting cases of variants of concern,” she said.
The strain that was originally found in the U.K. is now the most prevalent version in the U.S.
What else could be causing an uptick in younger adults getting harder hit by the virus?
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