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Farming population is highly vulnerable to COVID-19 – News-Medical.net

Preventing the horrific mortality and ill health consequences of COVID-19 infection poses a huge and on-going challenge in Ireland and among the farming community over the coming months.

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 22 2020
Preventing the horrific mortality and ill health consequences of COVID-19 infection poses a huge and on-going challenge in Ireland and among the farming community over the coming months. A study by a research and knowledge transfer team from Teagasc and the National Centre for Men’s Health, Institute of Technology, Carlow indicates that farming population is highly vulnerable to COVID-19 due mainly to their older age profile and poor health status.

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