What is Gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?
The [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19 for short) affects females and males much differently both in terms of the [[infection]] outcome and the actual effect of the disease in [[society]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=COVID-19:Gendered Impacts of the Outbreak|year=2020|publisher=Lancet|pmc=7124625|last1=Wenham|first1=C.|last2=Smith|first2=J.|last3=Morgan|first3=R.|author4=Gender COVID-19 Working Group†|journal=Lancet (London, England)|volume=395|issue=10227|pages=846–848|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30526-2|pmid=32151325}}</ref> Females do sometimes die from COVID-19. Males, though, have higher chances of dying from the condition. That is because men and boys are more likely to have severe cases of COVID-19 when infected.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Does the Gender Influence Clinical Expression and Disease Outcomes in COVID-19|year=2020|publisher=The International Journal for Infectious Diseases|pmc=7422797|last1=Ortolan|first1=A.|last2=Lorenzin|first2=M.|last3=Felicetti|first3=M.|last4=Doria|first4=A.|last5=Ramonda|first5=R.|journal=International Journal of Infectious Diseases : Ijid : Official Publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases|volume=99|pages=496–504|doi=10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.076|pmid=32800858}}</ref> Slightly more males than females end up getting COVID-19. ==The gender differences in mortality== The highest risk of COVID-19 for males is during their 50s though the condition can affect anybody at any age. The gap between males and females closes near age 90.<ref>{{cite news|title=In Italy, the Coronavirus Takes a Higher Toll on Men|work=The New York Times|date=20 March 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/health/coronavirus-italy-men-risk.html|access-date=July 12, 2021|last1=Rabin|first1=Roni Caryn}}</ref> The death rate for [[China]] was about 2.8% for males and 1.7% for females. However, for several countries including [[Slovenia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Nepal]] and [[India]], females are more likely to die than males.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sex Differences in COVID-19 Case Fatal