Or Old Person

People 65 years and older are at higher risk for getting a severe case of covid 19 according to the centers for disease control and prevention.

Or old person. Old people are getting older. Older adult older person senior elderly or elder. Older adults were seen as around 54. 30 october 2011 the english language seems to lack appropriate positive terminology for referencing aging in a way that recognizes the strength wisdom and often privilege associated with chronological age.

While this might seem obvious a statistical perspective provides interesting insights into living and working in today s longevity revolution. Switch to new thesaurus noun 1. The oldest verified man ever is jiroemon kimura 1897 2013 of japan who lived to the age of 116 years 54 days. The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is jeanne calment 1875 1997 of france who lived to the age of 122 years 164 days.

Volmert thinks that s too young for the aging population so he uses older people. Another word for old person. And about 80 of deaths in the u s. A few thoughts on the language we use to reference aging 30 october 2011 by alison taylor.

Flu season is upon us and the demographic most vulnerable to the disease is people 65 and older. Teena chopra medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology. An older person was seen as more competent than the seniors and senior citizens but only a little younger around 64. These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest people sorted in descending order by age in years and days.

According to the centers for disease control and prevention about 70 80 of seasonal flu related.