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The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn't doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults.
Recently, thousands of older Americans have been dying weekly of covid. But most Americans aren’t wearing masks in public, a move that could prevent infections. Many at-risk seniors aren’t getting antiviral therapies, and older adults in nursing homes aren’t getting vaccines. Why?
'Covid has pushed us back in whatever progress we were making in addressing the needs of our rapidly aging society. It has further stigmatized aging.'
While prejudice against seniors isn’t new, it’s gotten worse during the pandemic. Young people should have a stake in fighting it, since many will be seniors one day.
While prejudice against seniors isn’t new, it’s gotten worse during the pandemic. Young people should have a stake in fighting it, since many will be seniors one day.