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. 2024 Nov 12;332(18):1511-1512.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.16460.

COVID-19 Therapeutics for Nonhospitalized Older Adults

Pragna Patel  1 , David E Wentworth  1 , Demetre Daskalakis  1
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COVID-19 Therapeutics for Nonhospitalized Older Adults

Pragna Patel et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint summarizes the factors contributing to increased risk of severe outcomes and hospitalization associated with COVID-19 among older adults, stresses the importance of assessing COVID-19 risk before infection occurs, calls for all immunocompromised older adults to be considered for COVID-19 treatment, and details 3 recommended COVID-19 therapies.

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