"We know that this virus is most likely to cause severe illness in the oldest people, with people over age 75 accounting for nearly half of all COVID-19 hospitalizations since last fall, and at least 44,000 deaths of people over age 65 directly due to COVID-19 last year," Dr. Preeti Malani, a senior advisor to the poll and an infectious disease physician at Michigan Medicine, said in a news release. "The vaccine offers protection against illness, including severe illness, in people of all ages, especially those who have underlying health issues."
"Even if you're otherwise healthy, your immune system naturally slows and weakens as you age. But the more underlying medical conditions you have, the higher your chances of severe COVID infection resulting in hospitalization and/or death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
"According to the National Poll on Healthy Aging, only 45% of Americans aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat likely to get the new vaccine, indicating a troubling hesitancy among those most at risk."
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