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Yunus Aksoy, Henrique Basso, Tobias Grasl, Ron Smith The world is ageing rapidly. By 2030, 34 countries will have a share of 65+ year-olds higher than 20% of the total population. Against this background, in the last decades governments have tried to increase the labour force participation of older individuals, often by raising the statutory retirement age (Boulhol and Geppert 2018). A much discussed and studied potential side effect of these policies is that older workers may crowd out younger...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justices near-daily ritual of reading the ages and hometowns of people who died from the coronavirus stretched to nearly 19 minutes Friday.

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Valneva and Pfizer Announce Initiation of Phase 2 Study for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VALNEVAMarch 8, 2021 GMT The Phase 2 study will include both adult and pediatric subjects with an aim to support acceleration of the vaccine candidate’s pediatric program   VLA15 will be  tested at two different schedules (Month 0-2-6 or Month 0-6) receiving the selected dose of 180µg VLA15 is the only Lyme...

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Cora Jean Black doesn’t question why her once-white sheers are stained a “grizzly gray” that take up to six washes to restore their natural color.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency has allowed health workers to squeeze extra doses from vials of coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

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ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Vaccination of whole Brazilian city spares it from shortages As Brazil’s mayors and governors start sounding the alarm over dwindling supplies of coronavirus vaccines, there are no such complaints in Serrana, a city that Sao Paulo’s state government selected to test city-wide vaccination By DIANE JEANTET and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press February 17, 2021, 10:38 PM • 5 min read The Associated ...

Aging Baby Boomers and declining fertility rates mean that for the first time in the country’s history, older people—those 65 years and older—are projected to outnumber children by 2030.

The equipment handover ceremony in Hanoi on January 14 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The personal protective equipment meant to support the elderly to the Social Protection Department under the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs in Hanoi on January 14. The supplies include gloves, face masks, anti-droplet face shields, thermometers, and hand sanitizer worth 30,000 USD. They will be distributed to social protection centers and community caregivers in high-risk cities and provin...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Global Elderly Care Products and Services Market Report 2020: Market Size was $832.8 Billion in 2019 - Forecast to 2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com January 13, 2021 GMT DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 13, 2021-- Elderly Care Products and Services Market size is $832.8 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 3.9% during the forecast period 2020-2025. ADVERTISEMENT Elderly care often referred to as a senior care...