On Determining the Age Distribution of Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID22072203
AuthorsDominic Cortis (0000-0002-6376-9824, University of Malta, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume8
Pages202-202
Publication date2020-05-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2020.00202
PMID32574295
OpenAlexW3024434295
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited7

Pandemics tend to have higher occurrence (morbidity) in younger individuals but higher mortality for the elderly. The higher rate of mortality of COVID-19 in elderly individuals has been discussed in many reports. However, this pandemic is a double-edged sword as this comment shows higher morbidity rates in elderly as well. This is shown by comparing the age distribution of cases in China and South Korea to the relative populations. In every case, the relative number of elderly contracting the virus is far higher than the proportion of elderly in the population. This is unlike past pandemics and shows that aging populations are at an even higher risk than the perceived age dependent rates may imply

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · China · Disease · Geography · Mortality rate · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · Population · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Gerontology · Virology

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