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The elderly in areas under an Alert Level 1 status may now safely go outdoors as long as they observe and properly practice minimum public health standards, a health expert said on Friday, March 18. “Older persons may safely go out in [Alert] Level 1 areas, whether they are frail or robust, but it
By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News
Published March 16, 2021 5:28pm Senior citizens as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women can get vaccinated against COVID-19 after getting clearance from their doctors and giving their informed consent, two experts said Tuesday. Dr. Shelley de la Vega of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Sybil Bravo of the Philippine Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology stressed that senior citizens and pregnant women are at higher risk for severe COVID-19. De la Vega said this was why the elderly are the “best candidates” for COVID-19 vaccination. She said elderly people with hypertension, diabetes, heart or kidney disease, and those undergoing dialysis need not get a doctor’s clearance prior to getting vaccinated.