Elderly

AstraZeneca logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration photo taken March 16, 2021. Picture taken March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Elderly show equally strong antibody response to first dose of Astra, Pfizer Covid-19 shots

A critical component of the immune system known as T cells showed a more enhanced response in those who got the AstraZeneca vaccine than in those who got the Pfizer one

Antonio Avila, 73, receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, at East Valley Community Health Center in La Puente, California, US, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Vaccine response may be weaker in elderly; Merck drug shows promise in reducing virus level

Give the user a break. Photographer: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images
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Stop blaming the elderly for vaccine website confusion

File Photo of a vaccine receiver/TBS
Bangladesh

Covid vaccine: Spot registration for elderly to start soon

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Bangladesh

Tk1,500cr new package comes to revitalise rural economy

The age-wise infection break-up among Indian patients also suggests that Covid-19 affects the elderly population more severely. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Elderly who live with working-age people at higher Covid-19 risk: Study

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid-19 test: Samples of elderly people to be collected from home

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Cyclone Amphan

Elderly man dies on his way to cyclone shelter

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Elderly man rescued from a char by UNO in Pabna

Ways to help the elderly and vulnerable people during the outbreak
Coronavirus chronicle

Ways to help the elderly and vulnerable people during the outbreak

A woman wearing a protective mask travels on a Jubilee Line tube train in London, Britain, February 27, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

UK to order four-month isolation for elderly: ITV

Elderly cases of coronavirus are highest at risk: Study
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Elderly cases of coronavirus are highest at risk: Study