As do many things, but right now it's unvaccinated people contracting COVID that is putting our healthcare system at risk. Something that can be easily solved if people get vaccinated. Really, that should be the only message that people are focused on right now.
Exactly. And obese people will not magically become non-obese even in the next 6 months. The known comorbidities that impact severely on Covid patients are - kidney disease, respiratory disease, heart disease, cancer and hypertension/diabetes. Many of these are exacerbated by obesity but not always.
Coronavirus patients with cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes or hypertension were found to be most at risk of death.
www1.racgp.org.au
"Hypertension was the most common comorbidity in COVID-19 patients, followed by obesity and diabetes. But, despite having high prevalence, obesity was not associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients."
The line that lifestyle choice is the simplistic key comorbidity for Covid patients is frankly, BS, and one that's typically run by antivax/antimaskers. It's another way to say vax/masking is personal choice, and if you get sick it's because it's your fault.