Many older Americans with COVID-19 lack ability to isolate at home
Date Time Many older Americans with COVID-19 lack ability to isolate at home One of the most important ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 is for people who have tested positive, or have symptoms, to isolate themselves from the other people they live with. But a new University of Michigan poll suggests that nearly 1 in 5 older adults don’t have the ability to do this-and that those who are Hispanic or Black, or who have lower incomes or poor health to begin with, are more likely to lack a safe isolation place in their home. The poll also shows significant inequality in another key aspect of...