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Organ transplant and Covid-19 vaccination: Considering the ethics of denying transplant to unvaccinated patients.
Hurst, Daniel J; Potter, Jordan; Padilla, Luz A.
  • Hurst DJ; Department of Family Medicine, Rowan, University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, USA.
  • Potter J; Department of Clinical Ethics, WellStar Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Padilla LA; Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Clin Transplant ; 36(5): e14589, 2022 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1626800
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Recently, a number of organ transplant centers in the United States have proposed to only allow patients who have received the Covid-19 vaccination to be active on their transplant waiting list. This raises numerous ethical issues. This analysis utilizes current empirical data and the guidelines on the ethics of organ allocation published by the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network to guide our ethical reasoning. We conclude that it would be permissible to mandate Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of being listed for an organ transplant at a transplant center and offer recommendations for how to do so.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Organ Transplantation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Clin Transplant Journal subject: Transplantation Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ctr.14589

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Organ Transplantation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Clin Transplant Journal subject: Transplantation Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ctr.14589