How should older adults respond to easing of safer at home orders ?

As the state gradually emerges from its COVID-19 restrictions, the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability reminds older adults that they should continue to be vigilant about exposing themselves to the deadly coronavirus.

“Older adults across the state have demonstrated great resolve in keeping themselves safe over the past few weeks,” said Jim Shulman, TCAD’s executive director. “We need them to keep it up, even as people begin to venture outside their homes.”

Older adults remain especially vulnerable to COVID-19. The data clearly indicates that older adults are much more likely to have...