It's International Day of Older Persons today, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the observance. As the world reckons with the disproportionate and severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on older persons, the theme for this year, perhaps unsurprisingly, is “Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?” We'll look at the adverse effects of paying too little attention to ensuring healthy ageing.



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It's <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/older-persons-day">International Day of Older Persons</a> today, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the observance. As the world reckons with the disproportionate and severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on older persons, the theme for this year, perhaps unsurprisingly, is &ldquo;Pandemics: Do They Change How We Address Age and Ageing?&rdquo; We'll look at the adverse effects of paying too little attention to ensuring healthy ageing.

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