Aging in COVID-19: Vulnerability, immunity and intervention

Y Chen, SL Klein, BT Garibaldi, H Li, C Wu… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic was first
reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, moved across the globe at an unprecedented …

COVID‐19 is an emergent disease of aging

D Santesmasses, JP Castro, AA Zenin… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19 is an ongoing pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 coronavirus that poses one
of the greatest challenges to public health in recent years. SARS‐CoV‐2 is known to …

COVID‐19 and older adults: what we know

Z Shahid, R Kalayanamitra… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), a novel virus that causes
COVID‐19 infection, has recently emerged and caused a deadly pandemic. Studies have …

COVID-19 pandemic and ageism: A call for humanitarian care

CC Colenda, CF Reynolds… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is a deadly threat, and although all
individ-uals are susceptible, advanced age is one of the risk factors for its direst …

COVID-19: pandemic risk, resilience and possibilities for aging research

A Wister, M Speechley - Canadian Journal on Aging/La revue …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The COVID-19 global crisis is reshaping Canadian society in unexpected and profound
ways. The significantly higher morbidity and mortality risks by age suggest that this is largely …

Biomarkers of ageing and frailty may predict COVID-19 severity

KJ Wanhella, C Fernandez-Patron - Ageing research reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the novel coronavirus, Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-the culprit of an ongoing …

COVID-19 in older people: a rapid clinical review

FE Lithander, S Neumann, E Tenison, K Lloyd… - Age and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Introduction the COVID-19 pandemic poses a high risk to older people. The aim of this
article is to provide a rapid overview of the COVID-19 literature, with a specific focus on older …

Betrayal of trust? The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on older persons

MD Landry, G Van den Bergh… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
688 Journal of Applied Gerontology 39 (7) medical staffing or equipment supply to meet the
surge of demand. The high infection and mortality rates among older persons, relative to …

[HTML][HTML] Caring for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

V Prendki, G Tiseo, M Falcone - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Elderly patients represent a high-risk group with increased risk of death from
COVID-19. Despite the number of published studies, several unmet needs in care for older …

Ageing and COVID-19: What is the role for elderly people?

DR Petretto, R Pili - Geriatrics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Italy is one of the oldest countries in Europe and in the world and now it is also one of the
first countries that are fighting against COVID-19. In our country, the increasing life …