Statement of CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons, on the loosening of quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated senior citizens
The loosening of restrictions for fully vaccinated senior citizens is a welcome development in policy. Allowing older persons to freely go outside their homes, subject to minimum health protocols, indicates respect by the State to the autonomy of older persons and their right to decide for their own without undermining the risks of COVID-19. It […]