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Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with 43 community-dwelling older people aged 60 years and older, were capable of responding to questions autonomously, and had access to the Internet, carried out between 2021 and 2022, in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo. The data were collected via semi-structured interviews, entered into a database, and analyzed using the Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires (IRAMUTEQ) software, employing thematic content analysis and the Reinert method. Results: Four thematic categories were identified, as follows: Search for information on COVID-19; Hesitation concerning the information disclosed during the pandemic; Changes to older people\u2019s daily routine during the pandemic; and Feelings experienced by older people during the pandemic. 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