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First, the elderly continue to bear the brunt of severe illness due to covid-19.
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Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The air quality in those areas is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes, heart disease and lung diseases.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
Those most affected include children, the elderly, individuals with respiratory or cardiac conditions, people with autism, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other vulnerable populations, including animals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Those most at risk are children whose lungs are still developing and the elderly.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
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Leana S. Wen, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The air quality in those areas is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, which includes children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with pre-existing conditions, like diabetes, heart disease and lung diseases.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
Those most affected include children, the elderly, individuals with respiratory or cardiac conditions, people with autism, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease, those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other vulnerable populations, including animals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Those most at risk are children whose lungs are still developing and the elderly.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 June 2024
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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