'Allow us to go out', say vaccinated senior persons in the Philippines

A government worker wearing a protective suit walks past a shop that displays a "Closed" sign as they prepare to disinfect a Covid-19 testing site to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Quezon city, Philippine. The Philippines is extending an already monthlong lockdown by two weeks as the country's worst coronavirus infection spike starts to ease but remains alarming. - AP

MANILA, May 2 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): A senior citizen rights advocate wants inoculated seniors to have special privileges amid quarantine protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic, as such protocols can be “relaxed a bit” now that they are vaccinated.

Lawyer and long-time advocate of senior citizen rights Romulo Macalintal said elderly people who are vaccinated should be given updated protocols in terms of activities they’re allowed to do while under community quarantine — instead of just being told to stay inside despite being vaccinated.