why are health authorities not taking about the risk factors: "Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and coagulopathy in COVID-19"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8073853/
"Research has revealed that obesity weakens the immune system, thus making the individual susceptible to infectious diseases. Obesity has emerged as a strong risk factor for severe disease during the COVID-19 pandemic"
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(21)00190-4/fulltext
.I would expect vaccines particular important for people in
the Double trouble: a pandemic of obesity and COVID-19 group, no offence, just what research indicates. "This large population-based study corroborated evidence of obesity being a major risk factor associated with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19."
Obesity also highly correlates with low D vit serum levels. "The high prevalence of VD deficiency in obese subjects is a well-documented finding that is most probably due to volumetric dilution into the greater volumes of fat, serum, liver, and muscle present in obese people. " also likely they get less sun exposure in general. less outside, expose less skin.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC6780345/
So health authorities are indeed focusing on only part of the tool box, obvious risk factors that can quite easily be adjusted for most they do not mention.
I actually went down in fat-mass and increased muscle mass during pandemic, installed my outdoor gym, more easy to push yourself exercising outside, especially in cold weather as need to move to stay warm. today aerobic skiing, the best things in life are almost for free..