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originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2
This is illegal, because there is no vaccination mandate in effect.
Edit.. on second thought, if this is a private hospital, they can turn away anyone they want to... Can't they?
originally posted by: nugget1
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2
This is illegal, because there is no vaccination mandate in effect.
Edit.. on second thought, if this is a private hospital, they can turn away anyone they want to... Can't they?
Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital where he's at receives government funding. I haven't done the research, but I believe all hospitals that do organ transplants receive government funding. There are mighty few 'private' hospitals left, as that goes against the socialized medicine plan.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: elementalgrove
99% recovery rate for immunocompromised people?
originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2
That is what this is about.
COVID-19 kills people.
At present, the best defense against COVID-19 in terms of infectious spread, in terms of severity of symptoms, and potential fatal outcome, is the vaccine.
An infected transplant patient would infect the surgeons who perform surgery on the patients in the most at-risk demographic for COVID-19. It would lead almost surely to more deaths if they operated and were infected. The doctors and surgeons have to make a judgement call of the risk. One life, or many.
Additionally, if the patient caught COVID-19 unvaccinated, either before or after surgery, it is likely to be fatal in their condition.
Similarly, transplant surgery requires immune system suppressants, to prevent rejection of the transplant. If one did not have at least some sort of immune reaction against COVID-19 prior to the surgery, they would be unlikely to survive a bout while in recovery, even if the vaccine was administered at the time of surgery, it would have no effect due to the immune system supressants.
The decision to remain unvaccinated prior to such surgery is the death sentence.
originally posted by: chr0naut
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2
That is what this is about.
COVID-19 kills people.
At present, the best defense against COVID-19 in terms of infectious spread, in terms of severity of symptoms, and potential fatal outcome, is the vaccine.
An infected transplant patient would infect the surgeons who perform surgery on the patients in the most at-risk demographic for COVID-19. It would lead almost surely to more deaths if they operated and were infected. The doctors and surgeons have to make a judgement call of the risk. One life, or many.
Additionally, if the patient caught COVID-19 unvaccinated, either before or after surgery, it is likely to be fatal in their condition.
Similarly, transplant surgery requires immune system suppressants, to prevent rejection of the transplant. If one did not have at least some sort of immune reaction against COVID-19 prior to the surgery, they would be unlikely to survive a bout while in recovery, even if the vaccine was administered at the time of surgery, it would have no effect due to the immune system supressants.
The decision to remain unvaccinated prior to such surgery is the death sentence.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: elementalgrove
If he's vaccinated before his new heart a possible side effect would not occur to his new heart right? I would imagine he would be watched closely for any side effect as well.
People still die who've taken Ivermectin and HCQ. Would you like links to examples.
An infected transplant patient would infect the surgeons who perform surgery on the patients in the most at-risk demographic for COVID-19. It would lead almost surely to more deaths if they operated and were infected. The doctors and surgeons have to make a judgement call of the risk. One life, or many.
Additionally, if the patient caught COVID-19 unvaccinated, either before or after surgery, it is likely to be fatal in their condition.
Nosocomial bloodstream infections are a leading cause of death in the United States.
originally posted by: VierEyes
a reply to: LoneCloudHopper2
The lack of medical ethics is appalling. People should lose their jobs over this.
a reply to: chr0naut
The vaccine doesn't work, as evidenced by the startling number of people who got stuck and still got the virus.
originally posted by: frogs453
a reply to: elementalgrove
So covid also has the possibilities of systemic issues. So you think they should not have the transplant at all? Considering the risks of covid on an immunocompromised person? It's much higher risk than a healthy person.