One population I fear is being overlooked (yet again) during #Ontario's 3rd wave is community-dwelling older adults.
There is no doubt that the new variants of concern make #COVID19 a different disease, with increased risk for younger populations: covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/c…
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There is no doubt that the new variants of concern make #COVID19 a different disease, with increased risk for younger populations: covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/c…
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With this changing disease come more tragedies of younger adults—especially essential workers—being hospitalized and dying from #COVID19.
These stories must be told and Ontario must enact supports like paid sick leave.
But sometimes missing are the stories of older adults.
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These stories must be told and Ontario must enact supports like paid sick leave.
But sometimes missing are the stories of older adults.
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In #Ontario, 21.1% of people 60+ and 77.2% of people 80+ have received at least 1 dose of a #CovidVaccine: publichealthontario.ca/-/media/docume…
Yet in the last 14 days, older adults still accounted for 76/85 (89%) of deaths and 715/1171 (61%) of hospitalizations: publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-an…
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Yet in the last 14 days, older adults still accounted for 76/85 (89%) of deaths and 715/1171 (61%) of hospitalizations: publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-an…
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Why are we not hearing many stories about older adults during the third wave?
Perhaps it's because they are no longer dying en masse in #LTC homes.
But it also likely reflects our "identifiable lives bias"—we respond more to lives we identify with: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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Perhaps it's because they are no longer dying en masse in #LTC homes.
But it also likely reflects our "identifiable lives bias"—we respond more to lives we identify with: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
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I am in no way minimizing the illness and death of younger people—especially essential workers and those living in #COVID19 hotspots.
I am making the point that we also need to remain focused on older adults who are also disproportionately impacted by the #COVID19 pandemic.
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I am making the point that we also need to remain focused on older adults who are also disproportionately impacted by the #COVID19 pandemic.
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As #Ontario appropriately adapts its vaccination strategy to better protect essential workers, it must also adapt to better protect older adults.
This includes mobile on-site vaccination of NORCs (covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/m…) and homebound older adults: covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/m…
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This includes mobile on-site vaccination of NORCs (covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/m…) and homebound older adults: covid19-sciencetable.ca/sciencebrief/m…
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We also need to shorten the vaccine second dose interval for the very oldest, who have less response to 1 dose: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
#Ontario only shortened the interval for (younger) immunocompromised people, once again overlooking older adults: toronto.citynews.ca/2021/03/29/ont…
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#Ontario only shortened the interval for (younger) immunocompromised people, once again overlooking older adults: toronto.citynews.ca/2021/03/29/ont…
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During the #COVID19 pandemic, we have often neglected and abandoned our older adult population:
cbc.ca/radio/ideas/fe…
As the 3rd wave intensifies in #Ontario, we most focus on supporting and protecting all vulnerable populations, including the oldest members of society.
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cbc.ca/radio/ideas/fe…
As the 3rd wave intensifies in #Ontario, we most focus on supporting and protecting all vulnerable populations, including the oldest members of society.
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