Posted on Jan 25, 2022
Boston patient removed from heart-transplant list because he’s not vaccinated against COVID:...
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Relevant paragraph from different article about the situation:
Dr. Arthur Caplan is Head of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He says being vaccinated is necessary for this type of procedure. “Post any transplant, kidney, heart whatever, your immune system is shut off,” Caplan said. “The flu could kill you, a cold could kill you, COVID could kill you. The organs are scarce, we are not going to distribute them to someone who has a poor chance of living when others who are vaccinated have a better chance post-surgery of surviving.”
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/01/24/covid-19-vaccine-heart-transplant-boston-brigham-womens/
Dr. Arthur Caplan is Head of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He says being vaccinated is necessary for this type of procedure. “Post any transplant, kidney, heart whatever, your immune system is shut off,” Caplan said. “The flu could kill you, a cold could kill you, COVID could kill you. The organs are scarce, we are not going to distribute them to someone who has a poor chance of living when others who are vaccinated have a better chance post-surgery of surviving.”
https://boston.cbslocal.com/2022/01/24/covid-19-vaccine-heart-transplant-boston-brigham-womens/
Man Can't Get Heart Transplant Because He's Not Vaccinated Against COVID
DJ Ferguson was set to receive a heart transplant, but because he has not got the COVID-19 vaccination, he is no longer eligible according to hospital policy.
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This isn't a story. This stuff happened daily before covid and it will happen after. It's a non-issue but certain people like to blow it up into something it isn't.
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