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COVID and senior citizens: Doctors' tips for protecting them

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Local doctors discuss how best to look out for older people — at home, in care facilities and within the community. On the panel: Dr. Michele C. Reed, Owner/Medical Director, MS Family Medicine Health Care, PC; and Dr. Philip Solomon, Director of Geriatric Education and Clinical Integration and Associate Program Director for the Geriatrics Fellowship program at Northwell.

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