It is a concern
Posted on: August 21, 2020 at 12:44:06 CT
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I'm not overly worried about the Cardiomyopathy that can be a lingering effect of Covid. The questions I would have are is it treatable / curable or is it a lifelong thing.
The other question I would have around athletes and Covid. Since this seems to be a blood illness and from what I've read, if the body has a hyper response to it, then you'll get the bad covid. Will athletes be more susceptible to it because of the high level of stress they put on their bodies during competition. I don't think it's a contributor to it based on what we are seeing in the NBA and NFL practice environments so far.
All that being said, I think everyone will eventually be exposed to it and our players are safer catching it under the watchful eye of our athletic medical staff. A lot of the super sick get that way because they wait to long to have their condition treated.