Derechos humanos y dimensión social de personas vulnerables durante la pandemia
por el nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
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Camargo Rubio RD
?-/-? 2022[Apr]; 22
(2
): 127-36
PMIDC7685042
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INTRODUCTION: The criteria for hospital admission and the application of the
principle of distributive justice in exceptional situations, and emergencies at
the peak of a second wave caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, must be
rethought and reviewed in the light of human rights and the social dimension of
the person. OBJECTIVE: Review the human rights and social dimension of vulnerable
people in the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. METHODOLOGY: An
analysis and reflection was carried out on human rights and the social dimension
of vulnerable people affected with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. RESULTS: Human
rights are indivisible and interdependent. This means that they cannot be fully
enjoyed if they are not all integrated. Therefore, there is an obligation to
respect, protect, and fulfil them. The social dimension of the person is related
to quality of life, life cycle, life expectancy, and their social value. The
medical concepts that are used interchangeably to identify vulnerable people due
to their functional condition are: elderly, comorbidity, frailty, dementia, and
disability. However, they are different clinical entities, that are causally
related, which cause vulnerability in COVID-19 patients. DISCUSSION: The COVID-19
disease is a serious global challenge that consists of a call to revitalize the
universal values contained in international human rights standards. Decisions and
practices related to the management of the pandemic must be formulated and
implemented based on respect, dignity, rights and human values. CONCLUSION:
Vulnerable people, due to their functional condition, increase the risk of
suffering from the COVID-19 disease, as well as the risk of not being admitted to
the ICU in times of exception or emergency. An adequate assessment of human
rights and the social dimension of the person will ensure that these patients are
not discriminated against.
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