Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society’s response say about us?

Fraser, Sarah; Lagacé, Martine; Bongué, Bienvenu; Ndeye, Ndatté; Guyot, Jessica; Bechard, Lauren; Garcia, Linda; Taler, Vanessa; Social Inclusion and Stigma Working Group, CCNA; K. Andrew, Melissa; Bayly, Melanie; Bethell, Jennifer; L. Chasteen, Alison; Elliot, Valerie; Herron, Rachel; Itzhak, Inbal; Kortzman, August; J. Maxwell, Colleen; McGilton, Kathy; E. Middleton, Laura; Morgan, Debra; E. O’Connell, Megan; M. O’Rourke, Hannah; A. Phillips, Natalie; Kathleen Pichora‐Fuller, M.; Wallace, Kayla; Wittich, Walter; Adam, Stéphane; Beaulieu, Marie; D. Bergeron, Caroline; Boudjemadi, Valérian; Desmette, Donatienne; Rosa Donizzetti, Anna; Éthier, Sophie; Garon, Suzanne; Gillis, Margaret; Levasseur, Mélanie; Lortie‐Lussier, Monique; Marier, Patrik; Robitaille, Annie; Sawchuk, Kim; Lafontaine, Constance; Tougas, Françine

doi:10.1093/ageing/afaa097

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Ageism and COVID-19: what does our society’s response say about us?

Published in Age and Ageing • Apr 30, 2020

Authors:

Sarah Fraser

Martine Lagacé

Bienvenu Bongué

Abstract

The goal of this commentary is to highlight the ageism that has emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 20 international researchers in the field of ageing have contributed to this document. This commentary discusses how older people are misrepresented and undervalued in the current public discou...

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Pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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