As an oldie, I'm disappointed at the lack of coverage of Covid-19 in the elderly. It's well established that immune response, including effectiveness of vaccination, declines in later years of life. It's also clear that, regardless of vaccination status, older age groups dominate mortality from Covid-19. Yet Pharmac's covid response team doesn’t include a single gerontologist, and their criteria for the newer, more effectivetreatments for Covid-19 exclude most seniors. And you report each development regarding children or minority groups, but say nothing about care homes.
Shame. I donated once. Not again unless you begin covering the group that is worst affected
As an oldie, I'm disappointed at the lack of coverage of Covid-19 in the elderly. It's well established that immune response, including effectiveness of vaccination, declines in later years of life. It's also clear that, regardless of vaccination status, older age groups dominate mortality from Covid-19. Yet Pharmac's covid response team doesn’t include a single gerontologist, and their criteria for the newer, more effectivetreatments for Covid-19 exclude most seniors. And you report each development regarding children or minority groups, but say nothing about care homes.
Shame. I donated once. Not again unless you begin covering the group that is worst affected