It’s probably too early to compare the amount of senescence that’s produced by SARS-CoV-2 versus other viruses, but what is known is that several viruses (including influenza) do induce the development of senescent cells in several tissues.
I’d say that unhealthy-for-their-age young and middle-aged people and otherwise healthy-but-middle-aged people might want to be more cautious. Healthy-for-their-age young people probably don’t need to worry.
It’s probably too early to compare the amount of senescence that’s produced by SARS-CoV-2 versus other viruses, but what is known is that several viruses (including influenza) do induce the development of senescent cells in several tissues.
Then this doesn’t seem like a counterargument to “to elderly people it would be effectively the same as any other serious stressor” to me.
The counterargument would apply to “It wouldn’t be relevant to non-elderly people....”
Ah, yes. I think young people should probably take the long term effects of viruses more seriously in general.
I’d say that unhealthy-for-their-age young and middle-aged people and otherwise healthy-but-middle-aged people might want to be more cautious. Healthy-for-their-age young people probably don’t need to worry.