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2022-07-05 15:22:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E2DBA5C738DBA285405B039D0EC7E3901ADCFCBF2A6665AC91C536CBFF260613
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Age is the number one risk factor for COVID hospitalizations and deaths, not obesity. There is no indication the COVID-19 pandemic would be "minor" if we all were fit, as the elderly or those having a pre-existing illness could still succumb to the virus. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/17/ron-desantis/obesity-top-risk-factor-covid-19-hospitalizations/ https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-do-overweight-people-account-most-covid-19-deaths-1574186
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