Mortality

Death rates for adults 65 and older fell from 2000 through 2019, according to a new report that analyzed death rates among older adults prior to the pandemic.

Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.

Overall, people aged 65 and older accounted for approximately 90% of US COVID-19 deaths in October, finds a new analysis of federal data.

U.S. mortality from COVID-19 increased overall in 2021, but there has been a decline in deaths among the elderly and other shifts in who is severely affected by the disease, the CDC reports.

Mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries with non-COVID-19-related illness increased both in the hospital and at 30 days post-discharge during the pandemic, a large new study has found.

However, grip strength and physical functioning were tied to lower risk for death, regardless of weight

Estimates reveal that if a large sample of U.S. nursing homes had averaged 83% staff vaccination coverage this summer, at least 700 fewer residents would have died from COVID-19 over a two-month period.

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Increases seen across all age groups, both sexes, various racial/ethnic groups, different urban/rural classifications

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has resulted in hundreds of thousands of saved lives and fewer hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries overall, according to new data from January through May.