Age later: Lessons for this pandemic and the next

Ageing is the underlying cause of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and neuro-degenerative diseases. In the past year, the data has shown that old age has been the number one contributor to COVID-19 related hospitalisations, disability, and deaths. Dr Nir Barzilai, Director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, shares more on the geroscience approach and its relevance in the pandemic.