COVID-19: The Invisible Massacre of the Elderly and the Possible Professional Liabilities

Authors

  • Andrea Cioffi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1764

Keywords:

COVID-19; Sars-CoV-2; Health Policy; Elderly; Medical Liability; Ethics in Policy; Legal Medicine.

Abstract

The elderlies are probably the most affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite this, the measures aimed at
preventing the serious consequences that this health emergency may have on the elderly are still inadequate.
This study analyses the effects of the current pandemic on elderlies and debilitated patients. In addition,
the study focuses on the legal implications of the damages that the elderlies are suffering in this worldwide
emergency.

Author Biography

  • Andrea Cioffi

    Doctor in Training-Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences,
    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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Published

2020-11-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2020): Medico-Legal Update

Section

Articles

How to Cite

COVID-19: The Invisible Massacre of the Elderly and the Possible Professional Liabilities. (2020). Medico Legal Update, 20(4), 56-58. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i4.1764