Not OK boomer: Older Australians told to rethink overseas travel plans

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Baby boomers are being urged to avoid travelling overseas as mounting evidence suggests they are among the most likely age group to experience severe illness if they fall ill with the coronavirus. COVID_19 COVID2019

The risk of dying is dramatically higher among patients in their 70s and 80s, most likely because many of those people have pre-existing health issues, Associate Professor Mackay said.

"We are not really sure why the older group is more at risk, and if perhaps it is due to an immunological condition," Professor Mackay said. Associate Professor Adam Kamradt-Scott, an expert in the spread and control of infectious diseases at the Centre for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney, also believes that boomers should rethink their travel plans.

"Obviously, this virus is transmissible so people need to weigh up their own individual risk appetite as to whether or not they're prepared to travel.""We have a global population of around seven billion people and at the moment we have a little over 90,000 cases," Associate Professor Kamradt-Scott said. "Right now, the risk of individual exposure is quite low but there is still a risk.

 

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That’s one way to free up housing!

stayhomeboomer

This is why Gen Z is future.

At least we can stay in our houses, that we own. 😜

Ok, I’ll just hang around the shopping mall.

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