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caption: A first responder lifts a patient into the back of an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Kirkland.
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A first responder lifts a patient into the back of an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Kirkland.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

A lot of the generalizations that came out in the early days of the novel coronavirus – it was only dangerous for the elderly, young healthy people with no comorbidities should be fine – have proven false. Nowhere is that more clearly illustrated by a surprising study of 24 critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Pavan Bhatraju is a pulmonary and critical care physician at the UW School of Medicine, and the study’s lead author.

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