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 in | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 69; no. 12; pp. 3401 - 3404 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Hoboken, USA
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
01.12.2021
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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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. |
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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 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 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 |