Hospital denies heart transplant to man who refused COVID vaccine
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"I think this really highlights how politically and societally entrenched it is for folks who are refusing vaccination, despite the overwhelming evidence of safety."Brigham and Women's defended the decision in a statement to CBS, noting that the hospital follows similar protocols to other US transplant programs: "The COVID-19 vaccine is one of several vaccines and lifestyle behaviors required for transplant candidates in the Mass General Brigham system, in order to create both the best chance for a successful operation and also the patient's survival after transplantation."Hospitals in Ohio and Colorado have also denied transplants to patients who refuse COVID-19 vaccination. On average, 17 people die each day waiting for organs.Transplant patients have a much higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than the average person, due to their weakened immune systems.
As said here by Morgan McFall-Johnsen