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The second phase of South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination roll-out commences this week. Running from mid-May to mid-November, this phase is expected to see some 16.6 million people vaccinated by the Department of Health. People eligible to receive vaccines during this phase include people over 60, essential workers, people in congregate settings, and those over 18 with co-morbidities. This is good news for seniors, who are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19.
South Africa began rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination programme on 17 February, aiming to vaccinate 40 million South Africans, or around 67 percent of the population, in order to achieve ‘herd immunity’. According to the government’s COVID-19 portal, the vaccination programme is a key intervention to mitigate the public health and economic impact
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Hearing loss: Why you should never leave it untreated
World Hearing Day on Wednesday 3 March is a chance to find out how we can protect our hearing, as well as prevent and treat hearing loss.
The ability to hear and communicate well plays a critical role in our wellbeing as naturally sociable creatures, which is why hearing loss should never be ignored.
However, many of us take our hearing for granted. This includes not taking enough preventative or corrective measures to protect and preserve our ability to hear.
The wider implications of hearing loss
“Hearing loss can have greater implications than you realise if left untreated,” said Barry Kaganson, CEO of Auria Senior Living, which develops and manages senior living communities in South Africa.
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Fitness is key in protecting seniors against illness
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As people in the developed world live longer, it is a matter of personal importance and public benefit for seniors to be physically active.
Often the belief is that oneâs ability to take part in exercise and fitness activities declines as one gets older. However, increasingly, there are more seniors who are proving this wrong and what medical and sports research is showing is that one can be strong and fit at any age.
Biokineticist Joanna Coetzee, who runs the biokinetics centre at San Sereno, a senior living community owned and operated by Auria Senior Living in the Johannesburg suburb of Bryanston, works daily with seniors at all levels of fitness and can attest to the many benefits of being fit as an older adult.