COVID-19 Research

Aging While Black is Dangerous During COVID

Social and economic disadvantages, reinforced by racism, are causing unequal outcomes for Black older adults during the pandemic....

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A Post-COVID Aging Agenda

The COVID-19 health crisis presents significant opportunities to radically improve quality of life and meet person- and family-centered needs....

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Solving the Nursing Home Crisis after COVID-19

The crisis that hit nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic isn’t a new problem. But solving the crisis will require new solutions....

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Why Do We Only Care About Long-Term Care in a Crisis?

We spent trillions of dollars to protect vulnerable Americans from COVID-19. Why won’t we spend a fraction of that amount to protect them at other times?...

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The Importance of Long-Term Care Populations in COVID-19 Models

The spread of COVID-19 is substantially different in long-term care settings than in the general population. Mathematical models of COVID-19 should reflect that difference....

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CMS Releases COVID-19 Data for Medicare Beneficiaries

New CMS data confirms that older Americans and people with chronic health conditions are at highest risk for COVID-19, and that the virus has disproportionately impacted racial and ethnic minority groups and lower income adults....

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Wastewater Testing Could Offer Early Warning of COVID-19 Outbreaks

Human waste may be the “canary in the COVID-19 coal mine,” according to new research....

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Will Warm Weather Slow Spread of Coronavirus?

New research suggests that warm weather alone won’t reduce the spread of coronavirus this summer....

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The Coronavirus May Never Go Away

The sooner we recognize that the coronavirus is here to stay, the better off we’ll be....

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Can Contact Tracing Work in the U.S.?

It’s going to take lots of people, and lots of money and cooperation, for contact tracing to help the U.S. control the spread of COVID-19....

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