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The median age of a city's residents and population density influence COVID 19 mortality growth rates: policy implications.

Yuval ArbelYifat ArbelAmichai KernerMiryam Kerner
Published in: Israel journal of health policy research (2022)
In crowded cities, where the median age is high, two perspectives of early and intensive public policy interventions are clearly required. The first perspective is extensive medical treatment, namely, extension of availability of medical physical and online services; dispensing designated medications; expansion of hospitalization facilities and information services particularly to susceptible populations. All measures will be taken with attention to age accessibility of these means. The second perspective is prevention via establishment of testing and vaccination complexes; elevation of dedicated health services, generating selective lockdowns; education for increasing awareness to social distancing, wearing masks and other preventive means.
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