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title: ""The effort to shield elderly, frail and disabled residents from the…"
date: 2020-11-27
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# "The effort to shield elderly, frail and disabled residents from the…

*November 27, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hidden-covid-19-health-crisis-elderly-people-are-dying-isolation-n1244853](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hidden-covid-19-health-crisis-elderly-people-are-dying-isolation-n1244853){target="_blank"}
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\"The effort to shield elderly, frail and disabled residents from the coronavirus has created another wrenching health crisis: The confinement meant to protect the most vulnerable is also threatening their lives.\
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"The isolation is robbing them of whatever good days they have left --- it accelerates the aging process," Joshua Uy, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, said.\
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"You see increased falls, decrease in strength and ability to ambulate. You see an acceleration of dementia, because there is no rhythm to your day. There isn't a single part of a person's life that isn't affected."\"
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