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  1. What the latest coronavirus news means for older people

    can work in different ways – some just prevent symptoms, while others prevent infection. If a coronavirus vaccine prevented symptoms it would prevent deaths and severe illness among vaccinated people ... disease to unvaccinated people who could still get ill. If it prevented infection and enough people were vaccinated, it would also prevent coronavirus from spreading – we would be able to reach the

  2. Is a lengthy lockdown for older people on the way?

    we age we are more likely to have other health problems (‘comorbidities’) and lower resilience (‘frailty’) that reduce our capacity to fight off the disease. If it’s the second then age is being used merely

  3. Integration: more joined up health and care is good for us

    their late eighties living in their own home alone, and just about managing. However, they have frailty and severe arthritis and one day they have a nasty fall, which in turn leads to fractures and triggers

  4. Transport services for older people

    live rurally or have no local bus service available to them. For others, declining mobility may be preventing them from using public transport due to needing extra assistance.  For more information call

  5. Help with shopping

    Age UKs runs food shopping services which have a range of benefits for older people, including preventing malnutrition, reducing social isolation and enabling them to be independent and remain in their

  6. Reports and briefings

    We publish reports and briefings on a vast range of topics, from loneliness to age friendly banking.

  7. How is the coronavirus vaccine rollout going?

    chances of needing to be hospitalised. Overall, both vaccines are approximately 80% effective at preventing hospitalisation. This means that, if 5 out of a group of people who were not vaccinated would need ... will take 2, 3 or even 4 weeks to fully develop immunity. The vaccines are about 80% effective at preventing hospitalisation . Although your vaccination will substantially reduce your chances of catching

  8. Life for older people after the vaccine

    50 in England has coronavirus We don’t yet know how well the coronavirus vaccines work at preventing transmission of the virus. It’s therefore possible that after vaccination you could catch ... England and Wales have been aged 70 and older. Vaccinating people in this age group will therefore prevent large numbers of deaths among people at greatest risk of dying. Vaccinating older people will reduce

  9. Lessons on death and dying in a global pandemic

    the greatest health inequalities, we will be living with multiple conditions, disabilities, and frailty at the end of our lives. On one level this makes no difference. The things people say are important

  10. The coronavirus situation in England now

    Agency (MHRA) has licenced an antiviral drug – molnupiravir – for use in the UK. The drug prevents the virus from multiplying in the body, so if given to someone in the early stages of illness with ... are also clear that the drug isn’t a substitute for vaccination, which is more effective at preventing serious illness.

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