According to the CDC, older adults and people who have serious chronic medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease are at higher risk of getting very sick or dying from COVID-19.
To help stop the spread of the coronavirus - especially to these high-risk individuals - public health officials are recommending social distancing, or staying away from other people in order to avoid catching or spreading the virus.
Also on Saturday night, however, high-risk people began sharing their own stories on Twitter, begging others to practice social distancing not only to protect themselves but also to protect the elderly and the immunocompromised. Here are some of their powerful, heart-wrenching pleas.
11. "I turned 29 [two] weeks ago. I'm #HighRiskCovid19 [and] deserve to see 30."
