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    Old age and COVID-19

    Old age and COVID-19

    FromThe Lancet Voice

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    Old age and COVID-19

    FromThe Lancet Voice

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    Length:
    17 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 6, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Much of the discourse on COVID-19 has been about older people being at high risk. The Lancet Voice speaks to Professor Thomas Scharf, president of The British Society of Gerontology about how COVID-19 is affecting age discrimination and loneliness.
    Released:
    Apr 6, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    The Lancet Voice is a fortnightly podcast from the Lancet family of journals. Lancet editors and their guests unravel the stories behind the best global health, policy and clinical research of the day―and what it means for people around the world. Each episode seeks to inform, challenge, and delight listeners with stories at the crossroads of health, science, policy and current global affairs.