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Older Americans make up a majority of COVID deaths. They are falling behind on boosters

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The United States is approaching a grim milestone of the pandemic, as the nationwide death toll approaches 800,000. The vast majority of those deaths are among the elderly — people 65 and up make up 75 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. Now there are concerns about their risks increasing once again, and nursing home residents are among some of the most vulnerable. Amna Nawaz reports.

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U.S. & Canada
Tags
Covid, covid deaths, covid elder
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