Messaging Young People About Coronavirus Risks

For months, people 65 years and older were the targets of coronavirus warnings: Stay home and social distance, especially if you have underlying conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes.

But lately, the age of people getting infected with the virus has been getting younger. Now, health and elected officials have a new challenge: How to get young people to listen to public health messages that the virus can impact them, too.

From member station WLRN, Veronica Zaragovia reports.