Going Viral

COVID and the elderly


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  • COVID is still very much around, older people are still most at risk of increase vulnerability and significant morbidity
  • Evidence from the pandemic showed that those aged over 65 were 23 times more likely to die with COVID infection
  • Management strategies, both in the community and in facilities, that can be helpful in mitigating this risk

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 21 mins

Guest: A/Prof Paul Griffin, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist

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