Hospital Cancels Patient's Life-Saving Kidney Transplant

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Facts

  • The Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals in Ohio recently announced that COVID-19 vaccination is required for solid organ transplants.1
  • An unvaccinated Ohio woman with stage 4 liver cancer has had transplant surgery suspended because of this new rule.2
  • The woman's life could be in jeopardy without the lifesaving surgery.3

Sources: 1FOX News, 2Independent and 3Daily Mail.

Narratives

  • Left narrative, as provided by Independent. The vaccine requirement is justified because it is for the safety of the donor and recipient. The woman refusing the vaccine is an anti-vaxxer.
  • Right narrative, as provided by Daily Mail. Patients should have the right to refuse vaccination if they can guarantee staff safety with a negative COVID test, or it's the ultimate coercion.