Connect with us

Health

Study finds older persons underrepresented in COVID-19 treatment and vaccine trials – Medical Xpress

A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine revealed that older persons are highly likely to be excluded from the majority of COVID-19 trials that seek to establish effective treatments, as well as find a preve…

Published

on

post featured image

A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine revealed that older persons are highly likely to be excluded from the majority of COVID-19 trials that seek to establish effective treatments, as well as find a preventive vaccine. This is despite the fact that older persons are overwhelmingly impacted by COVID-19. Globally persons 65 and older make up nine percent of the population, yet account for 3040 percent of COVID-19 cases and 80 percent of COVID-…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending