For older Americans, the pandemic is not over
author:PAULA SPANsource:The New York Times 2023-02-13
[Medicine]
In early December, Aldo Caretti developed a cough and, despite all his precautions, came up positive for COVID-19 on a home test. It took his family a couple of days to persuade Caretti, never fond of doctors, to go to the emergency room. There, he was sent directly to the intensive care unit.