A Question of Age: The Impact of Covid-19 in Brazil’s Elderly Community
By Regan Coleman and Chloe Kerpius Overcrowded hospitals in Brazil during the pandemic. https://fortune.com/2021/04/23/brazil-covid-vaccine-jair-bolsonaro/ Discrimination has increased in Brazil with the COVID-19 pandemic and the elderly community. This has led to many issues for all individuals in the country, but the largest group of individuals being affected by this would be older persons. The country has struggled with this disease like many others however, they are still at a very high risk level for COVID-19. Elderly persons are at a higher risk of more severe symptoms that could lead to bigger issues and more severe illnesses that last longer upon contracting this disease. This podcast will examine why Brazil has failed to provide adequate care during the pandemic, specifically to its elderly population by ignoring health recommendations when around this…