Policy Brief: Older Adults and COVID-19 - Protection from Direct and Indirect Harm veröffentlicht

Die AG Ethik hat folgenden "Policy Brief: Older Adults and COVID-19 - Protection from Direct and Indirect Harm" veröffentlicht.

Key Messages:

We want to raise awareness about the different types of harms as well as about necessary trade-offs and weightings between potential direct and indirect harms. In addition, we propose the following measures to minimize and mitigate harms: 

• Supervise and monitor care for older patients, especially in nursing homes
• Minimize negative effects of specific protective measures and employ digital technologies to relieve isolation and loneliness
• Organize the distribution of vaccines to allow for equitable access
• Avoid paternalism and promote self-determination, including advance directives and advance-care planning
• Prevent age discrimination in healthcare, especially in the allocation of medical resources
• Counter ageism and negative stereotypes of old age and promote intergenerational solidarity

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