By Peter Lloyd-Sherlock, UEA, January 19thAt the end of 2020, a Global Platform blog raised concerns about Indonesia’s “interesting” reported decision to explicitly exclude all people aged 60 or...
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Equitable global access to coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine
Concern about vaccine nationalism is important and well-founded, but it has overshadowed another key form of injustice: vaccine ageism.
Journal special edition on older people and COVID-19 in Brazil
Brazil gained prominence in the pandemic, occupying 2nd place in the global ranking of infections and deaths. Considering the risk factors among older people, the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative arose as a strategy to understand the effects of the pandemic in the lives of older adults.
COVID-19 and intergenerational justice: trying to get the bigger picture
How does age fit and intersect with other issues and identities? How can we encourage more inclusive, joined-up thinking?
COVID-19 E INSTITUIÇÕES DE LONGA PERMANÊNCIA PARA IDOSOS NA BAHIA, BRASIL. (Portuguese)
A rápida mudança da pirâmide etária populacional brasileira, com o progressivo estreitamento da base e alargamento do topo, caracteriza a transição demográfica, cujo padrão se assemelha a vários países de baixa e média renda.
COVID-19 vaccination and older people: an interview with Anderson Brito
As the world starts to vaccinate, a lot of questions have started to appear in the media about the characteristics and reliability of different jabs. To better understand the challenges of mass immunisation in the context of low and middle income countries (LMICs), we have contacted Dr Anderson Brito, a virologist with experience in the Brazilian context.
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