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Please click on this link to read an article about loneliness for older adults during Covid-19 .  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/loneliness-doubled-for-older-adults-first-months-of-covid-19#:~:text=Loneliness%20Doubled%20for%20Older%20Adults%20in%20First%20Months%20of%20COVID%2D19,-A%20poll%20shows&text=Social%20contacts%20suffered%20too%2C%20with,who%20said%20this%20in%202018.

Please click on this link to read an article about the hidden Covid-19 health crisis.  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hidden-covid-19-health-crisis-elderly-people-are-dying-isolation-n1244853

Please click on this link to read about How COVID-19 affects older adults.  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://www.scripps.org/news_items/7045-how-does-covid-19-affect-older-adults#:~:text=People%2085%20and%20older%20have,anxiety%20and%20other%20health%20problems.

Please click on this link to read about caregiving for the elderly during Covid-19.   After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-caregiving-for-the-elderly

Please click on this link to read about the Minnesota Covid-19 Response for Older Adults on COVID-19.  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://mn.gov/covid19/for-minnesotans/get-help/older-adults.jsp

Please click on this link to read about the World Health Organization materials for Older Adults on COVID-19.  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. https://www.who.int/teams/social-determinants-of-health/covid-19

Please click on this link to read about the CDC guidance for Older Adults on COVID-19.  After you are finished, you can close the tab and come back to this page and mark complete. http://https://www.cdc.gov/aging/covid19-guidance.html