Helping older adults vote safely during the COVID‐19 pandemic

As trusted sources of information, geriatricians can discuss with their patients plans for safe voting, including getting vaccinated, masking, social distancing, and considering voting by mail where available and if eligibility criteria are met—much like they already ask about seat belt and smoke de...

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Published inJournal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. 3401 - 3404
Main Authors Ha, Yoonhee P., Gupta Pandit, Sonia, Carson, Lesley S., Moore, Zonía R., Walke, Lisa M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2021
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID‐19‐Related Content
Disease prevention
Female
Geriatrics
Humans
Letter to the Editor
Male
Older people
Pandemics
Patient education
Physical Distancing
Politics
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2
United States
Voting
United States
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Summary:As trusted sources of information, geriatricians can discuss with their patients plans for safe voting, including getting vaccinated, masking, social distancing, and considering voting by mail where available and if eligibility criteria are met—much like they already ask about seat belt and smoke detector use and firearm safety as part of the social history. By doing so, geriatricians can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure older adults continue to have a say in the matters that affect their health.
Bibliography:Funding information
Yoonhee P. Ha and Sonia Gupta Pandit are co‐first authors.
Medical Scientist Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Funding information Medical Scientist Training Program, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/jgs.17514