Much has been published in leading medical journals about the phenomenon of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The resulting condition,
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has had a societal effect comparable only to the
Spanish flu epidemic of 1918. As the flow of clinical science has better informed the
contemporary narratives, more is being learned about which individuals and groups
experience the most dire complications. Researchers have emphasized older age, male …