What is COVID pneumonia and can young people get it?

Conjoint Professor at UNSW Medicine and respiratory disease expert Christine Jenkins says COVID pneumonia happens when the virus invades the lungs and causes an inflammatory reaction that compromises the function of the lung. Young people are more likely to get asymptomatic COVID-19 – where the virus infects the body but does not show symptoms. And while they have shown to recover quicker from COVID-19, they are not immune to developing COVID-19 pneumonia. For more videos like this subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/unsw?sub_... We're the official channel of UNSW Sydney, a brilliantly located university between the coast and the city.