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Izekenova A, Tolegenova A, Izekenova A, Rakhmatullina A. Impact Analysis of Coronavirus on Elderly Population in Worldwide and Kazakhstan. Elderly Health Journal 2021; 7 (2) :91-98
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Department of Epidemiology with Course of HIV, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan , atolegenova@alumni.nu.edu.kz
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Covid-19 pandemics has affected the lives of all level population but brought an unprecedented threat to the health and daily life of the elderly population. Starting from Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, the virus spread to the world fleetingly, from 44 cases in January 2019 to 171,615,923 cases all around the world as of June 01, 2021, including Kazakhstan. SARS-CoV-2 positive patients had shown asymptomatic, mild, severe, and critical symptoms which brought to respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction in 5% of cases. The severity of the disease correlated with the older age and existing medical conditions, making the geriatric population more at hazard. A remarkable superiority of cases and deaths of Covid-19 was found within the elderly group, and particularly in those with pre-existing conditions and comorbidities, additionally to the immunosenescence and inflamm-aging. Studies done in the USA, Europe, and Asian countries showed a similar prevalence of the disease among adults and older people, but the mortality was extremely higher than in other age groups. Despite the similar prevalence, Kazakhstani researchers revealed a higher mortality rate (83.3%) than those countries. Therefore, the world, especially developing countries, needs additional advanced policies in vaccination policy, immediate testing, easy access to healthcare and information without ageist biases, income security, and more researches should be done that can address the issues, improve the lives and diminish the mortality of the geriatric population.
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Received: 2021/08/30 | Accepted: 2021/09/18 | Published: 2021/12/19
Received: 2021/08/30 | Accepted: 2021/09/18 | Published: 2021/12/19
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