From living alone to being confined in homes, the pandemic has also brought up important conversations on how seniors in Canada socialize and how long-term care needs to change.

Researchers have largely failed to tailor vaccines to induce immune responses in the elderly, say Byram Bridle and Shayan Sharif of the University of Guelph.

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