KATY The majority of people now being infected with COVID-19 are young people, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. She is a breast cancer survivor, and her chemotherapy and prolonged medications left her immunocompromised. I got to stay home because my mom had an old oxygen machine that I was able to use. If I didnt have that, I would have definitely been in the hospital.The 31-year-old said if you personally still dont know anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, now you know her. Its safer than sorry and its a humanity issue, not a political issue, Lipscomb said.