- June 12, 2020
Story at-a-glance
- While the mortality rate for COVID-19 varies around the world, one trend is clear: The infection disproportionately affects the elderly, with those over the age of 75 making up the bulk of the deaths
- Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23-fold greater risk of death than those under 65
- In addition to age, underlying health conditions are primary risk factors that raise your risk of death from COVID-19
- More than 80% of deaths have occurred in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and live-in rehab centers. More than 90% of such residents have at least one chronic disease and more than 70% have two conditions
- Additional factors that make the elderly more susceptible to dying is an aging immune system, excessive calorie intake and epigenetic changes that occur with age, specifically the dysregulation of the epigenome and changes in glycosylation
- read more: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/06/12/age-of-coronavirus-fatalities.aspx?cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20200612Z1&et_cid=DM560702&et_rid=892562884
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