Challenges for the protection of older persons and their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic

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cepal.callNumberS2000722_en
cepal.docTypeInformes periódicos
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cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.sdg1
cepal.sdg3
cepal.topicEngAGEING
cepal.topicEngCOVID-19
cepal.topicEngHEALTH
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL PROTECTION
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL RIGHTS
cepal.topicSpaCOVID-19
cepal.topicSpaDERECHOS SOCIALES
cepal.topicSpaENVEJECIMIENTO
cepal.topicSpaPOLÍTICAS Y PROGRAMAS SOCIALES
cepal.topicSpaPROTECCIÓN SOCIAL
cepal.topicSpaSALUD
cepal.workareaEngPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaPOBLACIÓN Y DESARROLLO
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-11T16:06:28Z
dc.date.available2020-12-11T16:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2020-12-11
dc.description.abstractThe health and economic crisis like no other in the past 100 years that has been caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has thrown socioeconomic inequalities and unequal access to health and social protection services into even sharper relief. It has also posed socioeconomic challenges that expose the most vulnerable groups in the population to even more severe risks and adversities than they were already facing. One of the most vulnerable groups is older persons, whose quality of life and rights are being directly impacted by the pandemic. Scientific evidence on the evolution of the pandemic and risk factors associated with COVID-19 have shown that people of any age can contract the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, older persons have a higher probability of severe symptoms, complications and death, especially those aged 80 or over. In addition, studies show that pre-existing chronic or degenerative conditions are also risk factors associated with a higher probability of severe illness and death as a result of COVID-19, and it is well known that those comorbidities are more frequent among older persons. Hence the importance of protecting the rights of older persons during this health crisis, for which efforts must be made on two fronts. First, the right to health, which must be for all, without age-based discrimination. Second, the right to life and the right to a dignified old age until the end of one’s days.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/46488
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription34 p.
dc.publisherCEPAL
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.translationLanguagespa
dc.relation.translationRecordDesafíos para la protección de las personas mayores y sus derechos frente a la pandemia de COVID-19
dc.relation.translationUrihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/46487
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dc.subject.unbisEngCOVID-19
dc.subject.unbisEngVIRUSES
dc.subject.unbisEngPANDEMICS
dc.subject.unbisEngVIRAL DISEASES
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngAGEING PERSONS
dc.subject.unbisEngHEALTH
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject.unbisEngQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOVID-19
dc.subject.unbisSpaVIRUS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPANDEMIAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS SOCIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaANCIANOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaSALUD
dc.subject.unbisSpaDERECHOS ECONOMICOS, SOCIALES Y CULTURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaBIENESTAR SOCIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaCALIDAD DE LA VIDA
dc.subject.unbisSpaSEGURIDAD SOCIAL
dc.titleChallenges for the protection of older persons and their rights during the COVID-19 pandemic
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