COVID-19 general information:
- from the World Health Organisation (WHO - available in different languages)
- from the European Commission (available in all EU languages)
- from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- from the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)
- from the Council of the European Union
- WHO Health Alert on COVID-19 via WhatsApp
COVID-19 vaccination
- Official resources on COVID-19 vaccination
- from the World Health Organisation (WHO) - vaccine introduction toolkit
- from the European Medicine Agency (EMA)
Guidance for individuals:
- How to stay physically active (WHO)
- How to maintain good mental health (WHO)
- Food and nutrition tips during self-quarantine (WHO)
- Advice by consumer groups (European Consumer Organisation - BEUC)
- Beware of falsified medicines from unregistered websites (EMA)
- Guidance and advice for older persons (HelpAge International)
- For informal carers – Eurocarers provides practical support
Guidance for healthcare professionals:
- Infection Prevention and Control guidelines for long-term care facilities (WHO)
- European Union Geriatric Medicine Society and Task Force on COVID-19
Other guidance or recommendations:
- Strengthening the Health Systems Response to COVID-19 (WHO / Europe)
- Preventing and addressing social stigma associated with COVID-19 (WHO)
- European Social & Economic Committee's call for unprecedented solidarity amongst Member States to respond to COVID-19
- Effective and inclusive communication - guidelines from the Framework Institute
COVID-19 and older persons:
- WHO toolkit on well-being of older people during COVID-19
- EU Commissioner for Equality (Helena Dalli)'s statement on COVID-19 and Older Persons
- A Defining Moment for Informed, Inclusive and Targeted Response - policy brief by the United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UN DESA)
- Recomendaciones generales para la atencion a personas mayores desde una perspectiva de derechos humanos (UN CEPAL)
- COVID-19 and the health & well-being of older people: WHO Europe's Press briefing (video)
+ Q&A on COVID-19 for older people (WHO) - Statement by the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) + EuGMS Task Force on COVID-19
- Coronavirus and older people - Information to low or middle income countries
- Resources and statement from the International Federation of Aging (IFA)
COVID-19 and Human Rights:
- Factsheet (2 April) - COVID-19 and Older Persons by EU Commissioner for Equality
- European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) reports:
- Statement (11 May) - Support to the UN Secretary General's Policy Brief on The Impact of COVID-19 on Older Persons by 146 Member States support the UN Secretary General Policy Brief
- Statement (1 May) - Our response to COVID-19 must respect the rights and dignity of older people and Policy Brief - The Impact of COVID-19 on older people by UN Secretary General
- Statement (20 May) - Lessons to be drawn from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Long-Term Care facilities by Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights
- Council of Europe webpage - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and the rule of law
- Database of National Human Rights Institutions' responses to the impact of COVID-19
- Database of National Equality Bodies' responses to the impact of COVID-19
More resources can be found on our dedicated page on COVID-19 and human rights of older people.
