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Old age and COVID-19

Apr 06, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 6
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Much of the discourse on COVID-19 has been about older people being at high risk. The Lancet Voice speaks to Professor Thomas Scharf, president of The British Society of Gerontology about how COVID-19 is affecting age discrimination and loneliness.

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