Washington Post (June 20)COVID-19 deaths reveal ageist perceptions of seniors, which affects the care they receiveWho dies of covid-19?
If you answered “the elderly,” you’re right, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that 8 out of 10 of the people who have died of covid-19 in the United States so far were 65 and older.
But that doesn’t mean older adults are weak. Instead, Paul Nash, a gerontologist, and Phillip W. Schnarrs, a public health expert, argue that ageism has increased their susceptibility to the disease.