France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more
France’s president Emmanuel Macron has astonishingly claimed the AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘almost ineffective’ on people who are over 65 years of age. Macron made the explosive comments despite the EU giving the AstraZeneca vaccine full approval to be rolled out to its member states on Friday. His comments came as the EU’s vaccine war entered a … Read more
The Oxford coronavirus vaccine will work for over-65s, scientists say, after the German advisory committee claimed it was 6.5 per cent effective for the age group. Professor Anthony Harnden, the deputy chairman of the committee that decided the jabs priority list, vowed there was ‘really good evidence’ that it is ‘safe and effective’. He added … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden has doubled down on his promise to get 100 million Americans vaccinated in his first 100 days but warned that ‘things will get worse before they get better’. Biden first unveiled the ambitious goal Thursday as part of his $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’ which includes about $400 billion to tackle COVID-19. … Read more
The three ages when alcohol poses the greatest danger: Effect of booze on the brain is worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s, research shows Researchers have pinpointed three stages when alcohol is the most damaging Effect of booze on brain is worst for unborn children, older teens and over-65s Alcohol use disorders was one of … Read more
Number of heat-related deaths for over-65s has DOUBLED in 20 years as climate change threat grows, report reveals There were 8,500 heat-related deaths in over 65s in 2018, double 2000-2004 Researchers suggest rise is down to more elderly being exposed to heatwaves Climate crisis made 2019 a record year with temperatures reaching 38.7C in UK Report used … Read more
Pension-age investors are ploughing their retirement money into fighting climate change and exploring cutting edge technology, new research suggests. The top ten funds bought by people aged 65-80 through Hargreaves Lansdown last month included two trying to make money from companies pursuing positive environmental and social change, and one specialising in automation and artificial intelligence. … Read more
Over-65s were the only age group to become MORE active during coronavirus pandemic, says study A study at University College London tracked 5,395 people via smartphone app When lockdown began in March, nearly two-thirds of population exercised less Younger people’s activity fell most but this could be because gyms were closed By Nicole Conner For Mailonline … Read more
The number of people being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. Just 63.5 per cent of over-65s thought to have the cruel memory-robbing disease were listed as being a sufferer in June. In comparison, NHS data shows the rate was 67.6 per cent in February, when Covid-19 started to spread … Read more
The risk of dying from coronavirus increases significantly depending on your age, with those over 65 over 18,000 times more likely to die than those under 20. Epidemiologists from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health studied data from Geneva, Switzerland to calculate the likelihood of dying from Covid-19. For those aged 10 to 20 the … Read more