Little information is currently available about how COVID-19 has affected long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in countries like South Africa.
COVID-19 and long-term care in the Western Cape, South Africa. A tale of two facilities.
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World Health Organisation data show Bolivia has provided more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people aged under 30 than to people aged 60 or more.
Recently, WHO started to publish data on COVID-19 vaccination for older people and total population. For some of the countries which are included on the WHO site, the data are alarming.
Older people in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand have a lower COVID-19 vaccine priority than younger people and this is causing thousands of needless deaths.
Recently, WHO started to publish data on COVID-19 vaccination for older people and total population. Although the site includes information for a large number of countries, several are not included.
Older people and social movements in times of COVID-19 – Brazil’s National Front to Strengthen the Long-Term Care Institutions for Older People. An interview with Karla Giacomin.
By Fabiana C. Saddi and Peter Lloyd-SherlockIn the fight against COVID-19, new mobilizations and social movements have spontaneously appeared around the world (Pleyers, 2020; Breno & Pleyers,...
COVID-19 and community health services for dependent older people in Fortaleza, Brazil
It can be taken for granted that the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced older people’s access to essential health and social care services. However, collecting specific data on these effects has been challenging.
WHO publishes COVID-19 vaccination coverage data by age group.
Kudos to the World Health Organisation for publishing age-disaggregated data on its vaccination coverage portal.
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