In the last large pandemic, the Great Influenza 2.5% of the population was over 70. Now over 10% of the population is over 70. Our ageing society builds the question of how do we take care of our older population? Social distancing means greater gains for us as a society. CLICK HERE FOR PROJECT SYNDICATE …
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The Economy in the time of Covid-19 hosted by Andrew J Scott https://youtu.be/kUSczopMYb0 In January a survey undertaken by the World Economic Forum did not list a global pandemic as one of the main short-term risks in 2020. Yet here we are in April with a large proportion of the world’s economy at a standstill. …
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“Covid, an Ageing Society and the Longevity Agenda” hosted by Andrew J Scott Thank you to those who joined me on Thursday, May 14th at 6pm BST for my webinar on “Covid, An Ageing Society & The Longevity Agenda”. For all the millions of words written about this awful virus its surprising how little has …
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The business world talks frequently of ‘disruption’ but Covid-19 is viscerally showing us the true meaning of the word as our life, work, society, economy and civil freedoms are turned upside down. We are also seeing longer lifespans than in history which means this pandemic will have a staggering affect on our aging society. Whilst …
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One of the most extraordinary achievements of the last 100 years has been the sustained increase in life expectancy that has occurred across the world. In the UK, life expectancy at birth in 1920 was 57 and is now estimated to be 81. This is an increase of more than 2 years every decade. This …
