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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Vaccinations against COVID-19 have proven to be a valuable step for all Americans, especially for older individuals. But recent research shows there remains a risk of severe consequences
for aging adults, particularly from the now widespread Omicron variant.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Neil Charness, Director of the Institute for Successful Longevity, explains the existing dangers and the promise and limitations of the Paxlovid treatment, in the ISL Blog:
<a href="https://isl.fsu.edu/article/older-adults-and-covid-still-risk">https://isl.fsu.edu/article/older-adults-and-covid-still-risk</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Bill Edmonds, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#782F40">Institute for Successful Longevity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#782F40">Florida State University<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:btedmond@fsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">btedmond@fsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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