Confronting COVID-19 and Prioritizing Aging Population

Binbin Su; Yannan Luo; Yaohua Tian; Chen Chen; Xiaoying Zheng

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2023.042

Confronting COVID-19 and Prioritizing Aging Population

China CDC Wkly. 2023 Mar 10;5(10):229-233. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2023.042.

Authors

Binbin Su¹, Yannan Luo², Yaohua Tian³, Chen Chen¹, Xiaoying Zheng¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
² Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
³ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (Incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.

Abstract

Over the past three years, China has implemented rapid, vigorous, and coordinated control measures to limit the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) effectively. These measures include active containment, graded management, rational resource allocation, rapid contact tracing and disposal, and targeted vaccination of key populations. These efforts have contributed to the prompt and effective control of outbreaks, protecting the health and well-being of older adults. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the changes in China's COVID-19 prevention and control experiences and other public health measures since the outbreak of the pandemic, and assesses their impact on older adults. It may serve as a valuable reference for future epidemic prevention and control efforts.

Keywords: Aging Population; COVID-19; Response Strategy.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2023.

Grants and funding

Supported by the Social Science Foundation of China (Major Program) (21ZDA107) and the National Science and Technology Major Project (SQ2022YFC3600291)