[JPost] - As data on this renewed wave of coronavirus is starting to be analyzed, it appears that the average ages of people being infected in Israel and around the world are slightly younger than they were in the spring. Experts explain that this is likely because young people are more social and less likely to adhere to recommendations and also because more testing is being carried out.
In Israel, according to Sheba Medical Center’s Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, the average age of people being infected is now around 40.
This trend can also be seen in the United States, as noted by scientists at the World Health Organization. Recent data from Florida, Texas and Arizona — states that continue to have high rates of infection — indicate a sharp rise in patients aged 40 and younger.
In Florida, specifically, the median age for coronavirus patients dropped from 65 at the beginning of March to 36 last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. In South Florida’s Broward County, the median age of infection was even younger, at 33, the Sun Sentinel reported. But it was higher in Miami-Dade (41) and Palm Beach (40).
However, the virus has not changed, scientists told The Jerusalem Post. Rather, the behavior of young people has shifted as restrictions were lifted, and they are putting themselves and the rest of the public at risk.
"The young people are not taking precautions," said Dr. Rivka Abulafia-Lapid, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem expert in microbiology, immunology and viruses. "They are not wearing masks or [being] careful about hygiene and social distancing — and this virus is very contagious."
She said she sees young people in restaurants, cafes and clubs pretending as if the virus has gone away.
...Moreover, Abulafia-Lapid said while in most cases young people are correct that they will not become sick from coronavirus — overall, as many as 80% of people who are infected are asymptomatic or develop only mild symptoms — this is not always the case.
"Younger people can also develop the disease, COVID-19, and have harsh symptoms," she noted. "We don’t always know what [underlying medical conditions] we have in our bodies, and we don’t always know what will happen when the virus enters our bodies."
According to Abulafia-Lapid, around 5% to 10% of people below the age of 55 who contract COVID-19 develop a serious case.
Moreover, recent studies show that there can be aftereffects of even mild cases of coronavirus for months to come. A study released this week by Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center showed that more than half of patients diagnosed with coronavirus exhibit general weakness and respiratory distress several weeks after recovery whether they had a mild, moderate or serious case of the disease.
Anybody with two brain cells to shake together would've realized that the Chinese would not lockdown one of their most important industrial centers if CV19 was only dangerous to old people. But, instead, people listened to what they wanted to hear.
Additionally, there have been multiple cases of children and teens in Israel and around the world who require admission to intensive-care units with a multisystem inflammatory condition following recovery from the virus. This phenomenon is now being referred to as pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2, or PIMS-TS in short.
Time to get serious. My suggestion is perfectly Libertarian. People shouldn't be forced to wear masks and abide by quarantine rules. They should, instead, sign a waiver: "I give up my rights to medical treatment in case of contacting SARS-CoV-2". 
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