In this 80-minute interview with Brent Nally, Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov of Insilico Medicine discusses the relationship between COVID-19 and age-related diseases, including how this ‘gerophilic’ disease primarily afflicts the elderly, how COVID-19 has affected research on aging, and many related topics, including how extending lifespan without extending healthspan puts our society at risk of hyperinflation – and why doing something about aging is necessary to stop it.