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Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the most

  • Written by Marc Cohen, Clinical Professor of Gerontology and Co-Director of the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, University of Massachusetts Boston
Economic hardship from COVID-19 will hit minority seniors the mostThe financial ravages caused by COVID-19 will particularly impact Black seniors. Willie B. Thomas via Getty Images

For Americans 60 and older, COVID-19 is widespread and deadly. Its economic impact could also be devastating.

With a recession fast developing, much of the attention on the downturn focuses on working-age adults, but many older...

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