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Do China's 'one child generation' want more children? | George Leeson
Census results in the US and in China indicate that both countries are likely to start shrinking in population much sooner than they thought. China is under pressure to boost measures for c...
Birth bust | Sarah Harper in The Telegraph
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the impact of Covid-19 on declining birth rates in an article published in The Telegraph. "Because this pandemic has largely killed older adults...
Impact of Covid-19 on birth rates | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper discussed the impact of Covid-19 on declining birth rates and a significant fall in population size across the UK in a series of interviews with media over the past...
Covid-19 deaths can be reduced by up to 93 per cent if over-55s only socialise with people in their own age group | Comments by Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments in MailOnline on the research findings of a new study looking at the idea of minimising the death rate from coronavirus by restricting people from mee...
Covid’s second coming: how did Britain get back in this mess?
Professor Sarah Harper comments on Covid’s long-term impact on patienst in an article published in The Observer. “People have taken on board health in...
Journal of Population Ageing | Volume 13, Issue 3
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 13, Issue 3 is now available online. In this issue: Editorial notes by Sarah Harper&nbs...
Will over 50s have to stay in lockdown? | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper shared her views in a BBC Radio London interview about the possibility of over 50s being asked to stay at home to avoid another lockdown. ► Liste...
Population estimates | Sarah Harper
In the light of new data published in the Lancet, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power, Professor Sarah Harper discussed the Institute's research into...
Covid-19 infections 'higher in care homes in England that use more agency staff' | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the ONS findings, highlighing how agency care home staff, often on low pay or zero-hours contracts, may have inadvertently contributed to the spread of the v...
Over 70s given green light to join social bubbles | Sarah Harper
There was confusion early in the COVID-19 outbreak as to whether people aged over 70 would be asked to self-isolate for longer than the rest of the population, even if they were in good h...
Care homes are the centre of the Covid-19 pandemic | Sarah Harper
What has the coronavirus crisis revealed about care for the elderly in the UK? Does the care system in Britain seem unfair to the elderly? Professor Sarah Harper co...
Diabetes is one of the most high-risk conditions for severe Covid-19 | Sarah Harper in MailOnline
Professor Sarah Harper comments in MailOnline on the new study, published in the journal Diabetologia, on the effects of diabetes on hospitalised Covid-19 patients. "The fi...
Evening Extra with Sarah Harper
Why are so many old people dying in care homes? Are we doing enough to protect some of our most vulnerable citizens? What makes caring for older people specifically different? Listen to&nbs...
100 days later: How did Britain fail so badly in dealing with Covid-19? | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on key factors that might lie behind widespread variations seen in Covid-19 death tolls from different countries. “From a demographic point of vie...
Is weight a more significant factor than age in the next stage of lockdown?
Should we be considering factors such as BMI when it comes to shielding a specific population? Professor Sarah Harper comments in an article published in The Telegraph. "At a po...