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All 26 people who have died in New Zealand
from COVID-19 were older people.
Carole undertook
research into the impact of COVID-19 on Elders from October
to November 2020, finding that while Elders felt safe and
well-informed during the 2020 lockdowns, they are still
afraid to go out, are limiting their lives, and are
experiencing high levels of social disconnectedness and
hardship.
“Elders did so well managing that long
period of social isolation and now there is a challenge to
reconnect,” she says.
Carole’s report,
Safe?
The Impact of COVID-19 on Elders, calls for urgent
investment in restoring Elder social connectedness and is
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