Yes, hospitals can require organ transplant patients and donors to be vaccinated against COVID-19
At issue is whether transplant patients who refuse the shots are not only putting themselves at greater risk for serious illness and death from a COVID infection, but also squandering scarce organs that could benefit others.
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6 sourcesToronto hospital network to require organ transplant patients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a COVID Shot or Move Down on Waitlist
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4 sourcesTop Ohio hospitals requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for transplant candidates, donors
2 Ohio Hospital Systems Requiring Transplant Patients to Be Vaccinated
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1 articleSome US patients waiting for organ transplants must get Covid vaccine or be removed from list
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3 developments- Oct 8, 2021Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a COVID Shot or Move Down on Waitlist
- Oct 9, 2021Only center coverage:Toronto hospital network to require organ transplant patients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Oct 12, 2021Major hospital systems in Ohio requiring Covid vaccinations for organ transplants
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Quiet for 1836 daysLast development · Oct 12, 2021 — Major hospital systems in Ohio requiring Covid vaccinations for organ transplants