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Some of the usual factors—such as weaker immune systems in the very young and the elderly—are likely responsible, but the driving factors aren’t well known.
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Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Medicare, a program for the elderly to receive health care benefits, currently serves 70 million Americans and is expected to serve nearly 90 million people by 2050.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Behind shot of young female carer walking with the elderly woman in the park.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Joaquin Venancio, 41, the manager of a nearby tire shop and one of the Astoria food truck’s customers, was hurled through the windshield of the elderly driver’s car upon impact, family members said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
Medicare, a program for the elderly to receive health care benefits, currently serves 70 million Americans and is expected to serve nearly 90 million people by 2050.
—Nish Acharya, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Behind shot of young female carer walking with the elderly woman in the park.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Joaquin Venancio, 41, the manager of a nearby tire shop and one of the Astoria food truck’s customers, was hurled through the windshield of the elderly driver’s car upon impact, family members said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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