Seniors

• [New] If adopted, France will become the first country in the world to offer people the chance to trade in an aging vehicle for an electric or folding bicycle.
• [New] In adults aged under 50 years where the benefits of protection against COVID-19 are likely to outweigh the risks of the side effect, the AstraZeneca vaccine can be used.
• [New] People over age 30 had a 64% higher risk of death from the U.K. variant than from earlier strains.
• [New] Now technology is advancing faster than anyone had anticipated and many fear that prolonging the use of fossil fuels will discourage investment in new technology and see Australia lag behind the rest of the world in the rapidly emerging new energy age.
• [New] Changes will be made to allow Australians under 50 years of age in priority populations 1 A and 1 B to receive the Pfizer vaccines reflecting the new ATAGI advice.
• [New] All the countries recommending age limits for the AstraZeneca shot have emphasised that its benefits far outweigh the risks of catching COVID-19 for older people.
• [New] The AstraZeneca vaccine is highly effective at reducing the risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19 across all adult age groups.
• [New] In the UK, the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunisation weighed up the risks and benefits of the AstraZeneca vaccine for various age groups.
• [New] Society is now at a crossroads, and in a world where the climate emergency is real and urgent, it is absolutely the case that any scheme that does not consider climate change is ignoring a major risk to pension savings and missing out on investment opportunities.
• [New] People over the age of 65 are at particularly high risk of serious complications and death arising from COVID-19 infection, but COVID-19 was also a leading cause of death among younger people in the U.S.
• [New] While the involvement of Afghan females in the ongoing and forthcoming Afghan Peace Processes and the future Afghan government can not only uplift the societal status of women in Afghan society but will improve the longevity of sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
• [New] People under 30 have been told there may be a small delay to when they will receive a coronavirus vaccine, given adults in that age group are now being recommended to take an alternative jab to the one produced by AstraZeneca.
• [New] WHO guidelines-written more broadly for a global audience - agree on the prioritization of frontline health care workers at high risk of infection, followed by older adults.
• [New] Older age, diabetes, high body mass index (BMI), and smoking increase the risk of contracting COVID-19.
• [New] Clinicians around the world already routinely predict CVD risk using factors such as age, sex, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure.
• [New] Participation among older workers is another missed opportunity, with an official retirement age of 60 and a minimum pension withdrawal age of 55 - both too early given Malaysian life expectancy is around 76 years.
• [New] Tackle football should be eliminated for kids until age 13 to reduce the risk of brain injuries.
• Longer term, by 2040, the age dependency ratio (the number out of 1,000 people of working age requiring support) is expected to increase from 282 to 368.
• Although aging population represents one significant global demographic trend for which CPG companies must prepare, it is important to mention that by 2030, Hispanics will make up 23% of the population in the United States, while the white population will fall from 65% to 55%.
• Between 2014 and 2036, the average life expectancy for a 65-year-old is projected to increase by 1.8 years for women (to 88.8 years) and by 1.9 years for men.
• The CLSA will follow approximately 50,000 Canadian men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 every 3 years for a period of at least 20 years.
• The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is one of the most comprehensive research platforms of its kind and is expected to change the landscape of aging research.

Last updated: 14 April 2021