Surgeon General Jerome Adams Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Surgeon General Jerome Adams Social distancing does not mean social disengagement, maintaining our nation's blood supply is always critical but especially now as donations drastically drop. Surgeon General Jerome Adams We now know more about who is at risk. Average age of death for people from coronavirus is 80. Average age of people who need medical attention is age 60. We want people who are older, people who have medical conditions, to take steps to protect themselves, including avoiding crowded spaces, including thinking very carefully about whether or not now is the time to get on that cruise ship, whether now is the time to take that long haul flight, for most people you're going to be fine. But if you have medical conditions, or you're older, now is the time to rethink that. Surgeon General Jerome Adams If we had massive numbers of cases we would be seeing more deaths. And so we actually feel pretty good that some parts of the country have contained it just like when you look at the flu. Surgeon General Jerome Adams Caution is appropriate. Preparedness is appropriate. Panic is not. Surgeon General Jerome Adams
