Because there is Immune Decline in Seniors...
Because healthcare is supposed to mask for immunocompromised people we should mask in all healthcare areas to accommodate the seniors and elderly who walk into healthcare facilities
This is a Masked Man independent study as to why all healthcare areas should be mandated.
Seniors are considered immunocompromised due to reduced, slower immune responses
therefore, Masking should mandated for the sake of the elderly seniors for whom healthcare serves. Following is my reasoning based on scientifically established facts typically agreed upon in the medical establishment.
MEDICAL FACTS:
77-year-olds generally have weaker immune systems due to a natural process called
immunosenescence, making them more susceptible to infections, severe illness, and poorer vaccine responses. While not always classified as clinically "immunodeficient" (a term for specific diseases), they are considered immunocompromised due to reduced, slower immune responses
Key Aspects of Immune Decline in Seniors:
Reduced T-cell Production: The body produces fewer new T cells (which fight infection) and existing ones are less effective.
Inflammaging: A state of chronic, low-grade inflammation often develops, hindering the immune system's ability to respond to new threats.
Delayed Response: The immune system takes longer to identify and clear viruses or bacteria, allowing infections to become more severe.
Reduced Vaccine Efficacy: Due to slower responses, vaccines may not work as well or last as long as they do in younger people.
Impact: This, along with potential co-existing conditions, makes seniors more vulnerable to severe illnesses like COVID-19 or influenza
I don't see how anyone can refute that seniors are immunocompromised and considered to be 'at risk' patients and in light of these medical facts, I don't see how doctors and nurses could justify not wearing a mask in advance and having staff and those in contact with senior patients also not wear masks in advance for this population of seniors that routinely walk through their doors.
Feel free to reply with challenges or refute or back up the facts with other studies pertinent to in my independent study about how the immune declines in seniors,
By the way I have a 77 year old loved one that masks as I do and wishes to enter healthcare areas safely for routine care... she is a 77 year old loved one that is about to enter a hospital for surgery and I am concerned maskless members and maskless guests of the hospital might expose her to airborne illness and airborne diseases because they might not mask without my presence.
Feel free to reply and add any followup studies to deepen my understanding as to why masking should or shouldn't be mandated in healthcare areas that our seniors frequent and walk into.
Thank you,
The Masked Man
