April 13, 2021 - Toronto Star
They were supposed to be vaccinated. So why are Ontario's seniors still getting the worst of COVID-19?
Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA, noted that with the spread of variants of concern, “you’re more likely to end up in hospital in ICU and you’re more likely to die if you’re a younger person. That is true, but the same is also true for older people and to a much greater extent.”
“There’s this prevailing narrative that this pandemic is only impacting younger people now and that the tragedies that are happening are only among the young,” he added. “The point is that we should focus on both of the tragedies and focus on protecting all vulnerable people in the province.”