A National Covid-19 Resilience Programme: Improving the health and wellbeing of older people during the pandemic

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This report by the Physiological Society and the Centre for Ageing Better provides insight into the health effects of Covid-19 on older people and provides recommendations that mitigate the health impacts and reduce the risk of serious disease.

The report aims to address three key questions:

  1. What happens to a healthy older person during lockdown or shielding?
  2. How do Covid-19 risk factors relate to age?
  3. What are the physiological challenges to address as older people recover from Covid-19?

Evidence is collected to answer these questions from key contributions from physiologists, nutritionists, geriatricians, physiotherapists and clinicians that have direct experience working on the front line during the pandemic.