Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?
- Written by Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University

As we learn more about COVID-19, it’s increasingly clear that your risk of severe illness and death increases with age.
Children under nine years of age seem to be largely unaffected, either with no or mild symptoms. None have died as a result of the infection.
People over the age of 80 years and those with chronic diseases are...