NEW YORK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 1 million, pandemic data show that more than 700,000 people 65 years and older in the country have died and men died at higher rates than women, reported The Boston Globe last week. Three out of every four deaths wer...
The CDC is expanding Covid vaccination guidelines to everyone 65 and older The Trump administration on Tuesday issued new guidelines that expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older as well as to those with comorbid conditions, like diabetes. The states' focus...
The authorization follows a change in federal guidance on the distribution of the vaccines announced earlier this week.It means the shots can be made available to Minnesotans 65 years of age and older as supplies of the vaccine become available.State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm says the announc...
Ad Ellen A. Kramarow, Ph.D., and Betzaida Tejada-Vera, from the National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, present data on trends in mortality before the COVID-19 pandemic for adults age 65 and older based ondeath certificatesfiled in all 50 states and the District of...
COVID-19 took a heavy toll on older adults. In Belgium, by the end of August, 93% of deaths due to COVID-19 were aged 65 or older. Similar trends were observed in other countries. As a consequence, older adults were identified as a group at risk, and strict governmental restrictions...
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Older adolescents also reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than adolescents of the same age before the pandemic. These results show the negative impact of the pandemic, especially on older adolescents, and the important role of maturity and some personality traits in predicting their ...
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Experts said high vaccination rates among nursing home residents have offered strong protection to this age group. As of Jan. 13, 95 percent of people ages 65 years or older in the country have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 87.9 percent are fully vaccinated, according ...
Males, those with a lower educational level and those of older age expressed a higher level of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Less than two-thirds (59.7%; 95% CI 58.4–61.0) reported only being willing to accept a vaccine with an effectiveness of more than 90%, and 74.5% (95% CI 73.4...