COVID-19 Research

COVID-19 Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Nursing home residents aren’t the only sub-population of older adults at high risk for contracting COVID-19....

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How COVID-19 Could Undermine Retirement Security

Retirees will suffer if the economic fallout from COVID-19 is anything like the 2007-2008 financial crisis....

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Survey: How is Senior Living Coping with the Pandemic?

An email survey conducted by McKnight’s Senior Living sheds light on the COVID-19 experience in 300 senior living communities....

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CDC: Who’s More Likely to be Hospitalized with COVID-19?

You’re most likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 if you’re older, male, black, or have an underlying health condition....

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Training Direct Care Workers in COVID-19 Protocols

A new online training program is designed to improve worker safety....

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What Actually Happened in King County, Washington?

Health experts report on their response to the COVID-19 outbreak in King County nursing homes....

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Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is So Low

Germany’s 1.6% fatality rate has nothing to do with luck....

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Why is COVID-19 So Lethal for Elders?

Aging immune systems aren’t as good at reacting to micro-organisms they haven’t encountered before....

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Protecting the Mental Health of Workers

Mental health cannot be an afterthought during a pandemic....

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How Congress Can Address Social Isolation in a Pandemic

Addressing social isolation may be as important to health as the medicines we develop to combat COVID-19....

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