Anyone thinking through a plan for preparing our elder folks for COVID-19?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Pneumonia in any form is tough on older people because

their immune systems are less efficient so they don't resist infections as well as they used to; ailments like heart disease and diabetes that are more common in older people increase the risk of pneumonia; and they are less likely to be able to produce a strong cough as a result of a stroke or general frailty. Elderly and other sedentary people have less lung capacity because they don't take deep breaths. Maybe one way to help an older relative (or your old self, if that's the case) is to encourage exercise if they can do it, or at least deep breathing exercises so their lungs work better. They should also get the pneumonia vaccination even though it protects only against bacterial pneumonia because bacterial pneumonia can be a secondary infection on top of a coronavirus or other viral pneumonia.