Question: What should older people or the elderly do to reduce the risk of getting sick with COVID-19?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Older Adults
section_content: Steps to Reduce Risk of Getting Sick
There are things you can do to reduce your risk of getting sick.

Stay home if possible.
Wash your hands often.
Keep space between yourself and others (stay 6 feet away, which is about two arm lengths).
What You Can Do 
How to Protect Yourself

Symptoms
Symptoms of COVID-19 can range from mild symptoms to severe illness and death.
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure. Watch for fever, cough, and
shortness of breath. Watch for symptoms. 
Develop a Care Plan
A care plan summarizes your health conditions, medications, healthcare
providers, emergency contacts, and end-of-life care options (for example,
advance directives). Complete your care plan in consultation with your doctor,
and if needed, with help from a family member or home nurse aide.
A care plan can have benefits beyond the current pandemic. You can update your
care plan every year, or any time you have a change in your health or
medications. Care plans can help reduce emergency room visits and
hospitalizations, and improve overall medical management for people with a
chronic health condition, resulting in better quality of life.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, having a care plan is an important part of
emergency preparedness.

Guidance on how to develop your emergency preparedness care plan.
Download a fillable care plan form [5 pages]
Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit

Senior Living Facilities
People with loved ones in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other
types of senior living facilities may be understandably concerned about their
loved one’s risk of illness from COVID-19.
To protect these vulnerable friends and family members, CDC has advised that
long-term care facilities

restrict visitors,
regularly check healthcare workers and residents for fevers and symptoms, and
limit activities within the facility to keep residents safe.

Older Adults are at Higher Risk
See below for estimated percent of adults with confirmed COVID-19 reported in
the U.S: | Adults 65 – 84 | Adults 85+
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Hospitalizations | 31-59% | 31-70%
Admission to intensive care | 11-31% | 6-29%
Deaths | 4-11% | 10-27%

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer is too long. It gives general information about COVID-19. It gives info about senior facilities and statistics about seniors, but doesn't directly answer the question.
The answer provides comprehensive information on what elderly people should do to reduce the risk of getting sick with Covid-19 including steps to reduce the risk, Covid-19 symptoms to watch out for and how to develop care plan to improve overall medical or health condition and to reduce emergency room visits and hospitalization.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
section_content: COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk
factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and
clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious
underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness
from COVID-19.
Based on what we know now, those at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19
are:

People 65 years and older
People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility

People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not
well controlled, including:

People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
People who have serious heart conditions
People who are immunocompromised 
Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications


People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher)
People with diabetes
People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
People with liver disease

Older AdultsAt Risk For Severe IllnessPeople with Liver
Disease
People with AsthmaPeople with HIVPeople Who Are
Immunocompromised

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It provides a link to answer the question. The answer would be better if clicking a link was not needed. Also includes info about underlying medical conditions, which is not what the question asked about.
This answer is irrelevant to the question. The question is asking about things that older people should do to reduce the risk of getting infected by Covid-19 and this answer provides information on people who are at high-risk for severe illness from Covid-19.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Higher Risk
Who is at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19?
section_content: COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk
factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and
clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious
underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness
from COVID-19.
Based on what we know now, those at high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19
are:

People aged 65 years and older
People who live in a nursing home or long-term care facility

People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not
well controlled, including:

People with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma
People who have serious heart conditions
People who are immunocompromised 
Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications


People with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥40)
People with diabetes
People with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
People with liver disease


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
It provides a link to answer the question. The answer would be better if clicking a link was not needed.
This answer is irrelevant to the question. The answer does not provide any information on what older people should do to reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19, instead, the answer provides information on people who are at higher-risk for severe illness from Covid-19.

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