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Open Access 01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Commentary

COVID-19: a plea to protect the older population

Authors: Daniele Carrieri, Fedro Alessandro Peccatori, Giovanni Boniolo

Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health | Issue 1/2020

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A recent WHO declaration¹ reports that over 95% of COVID-19 related deaths in the European Region (currently the epicentre of the pandemic alongside with North America) occurred in people older than 60 years. Elaborating on these figures, we want to make a clear statement to reinforce the protection of each nation’s older adults and to promote intergenerational equity and solidarity. This message deserves to be fully understood in light of the potential discrimination against older people in the current public debate regarding the allocation of scarce medical resources during the present pandemic. …

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Title: COVID-19: a plea to protect the older population
Authors: Daniele Carrieri
Fedro Alessandro Peccatori
Giovanni Boniolo
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01193-5

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