COVID, climate change, and older Australians

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 9:05 a.m.

The planet is getting hotter, due to climate change. As with COVID-19, it is older Australians most at risk from climate-induced health impacts. The pandemic has hit older Australians hard, none more so than those in residential aged care. If this was not enough, the aged care system itself is broken, and in desperate need of repair. How we can address these challenges?