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And certain vaccines are not safe for certain subsets of people—infants, the elderly, or the immunocompromised.
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Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
The cuts have hit children and the elderly particularly hard.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026
But hip fractures are not the only dangerous injury in the elderly population.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Everything related to retirement benefits, Social Security payments, the equivalent of Medicare and similar health programs for the elderly across the world, that’s going to impose a tremendous amount of cost on the planet.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
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Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
The cuts have hit children and the elderly particularly hard.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026
But hip fractures are not the only dangerous injury in the elderly population.
—Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Everything related to retirement benefits, Social Security payments, the equivalent of Medicare and similar health programs for the elderly across the world, that’s going to impose a tremendous amount of cost on the planet.
—Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the elderly
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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