IMPACT OF COVID-19 MITIGATION POLICIES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM US AND MIDDLE-HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a natural global epidemiological experiment unique to our century and a massive shock to older adults and to systems that care for them. There was a lack of a global unified plan to mitigate and control the spread of COVID-19. Several middle-or-high income nations stru...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2022-12, Vol.6 (Supplement_1), p.9-9
Main Authors: Zanwar, Preeti, Vinod Joseph, K J, Omar, Zaliha, Santos, Flavia, Zazdravnykh, Evguenii, Heyn, Patricia, Perianayagam, Arokiasamy
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Language:English
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has been a natural global epidemiological experiment unique to our century and a massive shock to older adults and to systems that care for them. There was a lack of a global unified plan to mitigate and control the spread of COVID-19. Several middle-or-high income nations struggled to control the viral spread resulting in increased mortality due to a combination of lack of public health measures and existing disparities which were magnified during the pandemic. The purpose of this review by a team of international experts is to (1) to examine reasons for the varied COVID-19 responses within U.S. and among other middle-or-high-income countries and the emergence of variants and vaccine inequities, and (2) to examine the country specific burden of cultural/structural/political determinants on access to care and mortality among older adults in various settings.
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igac059.030