Coronavirus and Seniors

Updates

What You Need to Know if You’re Planning to Claim Social Security Retirement Benefits During Covid-19

Second Stimulus Checks Could Look Like This

‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents

Older Workers Grapple With Risk of Getting Covid-19 on the Job

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

Will the Pandemic Lead to Better, Safer Long-Term Care Facilities?

Here’s How to Get Medicare Coverage if You’re 65 or Older and Lose Your Job

Did a Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility Take Your Stimulus Check?

Where’s My Check? Answers to Common Relief Payment Questions

Vote-by-Mail Debate Raises Fears of Election Disinformation

Social Security Recipients: You May Have To Act To Get Your Stimulus Money Electronically

Alert: Warning about Scam Concerning COVID 19 & Social Security Benefits Suspension

How to Manage Your Loneliness

Debt Collectors are Going After Americans’ Stimulus Checks

National Committee Lauds Decision Allowing SSI Beneficiaries to Receive Automatic Stimulus Payments

Treasury expected to get started on stimulus payments Friday

Q&A: Will Social Security Beneficiaries Receive Stimulus Payments?

COVID-19 poses particular challenges for seniors.

Not only are seniors more susceptible to the disease, but keeping their financial, health and food security stable is a priority. The National Committee wants Americans to have the latest information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This page will be updated regularly so please keep checking back.

Coronavirus Variants of Concern

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are rapidly spreading through the U.S. These coronavirus variants are being studied because they may be more transmissible, cause more severe disease, or reduce the efficacy of current vaccines. The LIVE tracker from AXIOS keeps you updated with the key information you need to know.