The COVID-19 crisis has dramatically elevated awareness of threats to the health of an aging population—not just infectious diseases, but age-related chronic conditions that inhibit opportunities to extend the healthy human lifespan. The current decade was to be one of progress on healthy longevity, with major international initiatives paving the way. But the pandemic calls for adjustment: for new strategies to prevent setbacks in advancing the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of older adults. During this extraordinarily challenging time, how can we continue to advance efforts, drive innovation, shift policy, and lead to a future of healthier longevity?