Stark difference seen in rescheduling of missed test, procedure, or operation by vaccination status
~30 Percent of Seniors Have Sequelae After Acute SARS-CoV-2
Greatest excess risk seen for respiratory failure, fatigue, hypertension, memory difficulties compared with matched individuals without COVID-19
Social Isolation, Loneliness Up Risk of New CVD in Older Women
Findings independent of each other, with an even stronger effect seen for women with high levels of social isolation and loneliness
COVID-19 Boosters Keep Older Americans Out of Hospitals: CDC
Chances of hospitalization for COVID-19 more than 40 times higher for those who are unvaccinated than for those with full vaccination and booster
Severe COVID-19 Outcomes Rare After Primary Vaccination
Risk higher for people who were aged 65 years or older, immunosuppressed, or had at least one of six underlying conditions
Hip Fracture Surgery Generally Lower During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apart from fall 2020, hip fracture surgery volumes among older individuals were lower than among historic controls until vaccination
Israel Will Give Fourth COVID-19 Shot to People Older Than 60, Health Workers
About 60 percent of Israel’s 9.4 million people are fully vaccinated with either a recent second dose or booster dose
Seniors Report Medical Care Missed During the Pandemic
Rates of forgone medical care because of COVID-19 decreased over time; about 70 percent of forgone care due to physician-driven factors
Depressive Symptoms Increased Among Seniors During COVID-19
Increase seen in prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms accompanied by increased loneliness, worse QoL
mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Less Protective in Elderly With Comorbidity
At ≥7 days after second dose, effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine was 69 percent against infection, 86 percent against related death