An American hospital turned down an unvaccinated patient who needed a heart transplant.
His father gave the reason for the lack of vaccination: the coronavirus vaccine is contrary to “the basic principles of his son.” Ferguson is a 31-year-old DJ who urgently needs a heart transplant. However, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston removed him from the waiting list. According to the BBC, the hospital stated following its policy:
“Given the scarcity of available organs, we are doing everything we can to ensure transplant patients have the best chance of survival.”
A carefully crafted statement by hospital management may indicate that other factors may have contributed to the refusal of the unvaccinated patient’s request. However, citing confidentiality, they refused to discuss the details. And they added that more than 100,000 people on the transplant waiting list will not be able to receive organs within 5 years due to their absence.
Ferguson has been in the hospital since November 26, 2021. He has a hereditary condition that causes the lungs to fill with blood and fluid, as stated on the GoFundMe page. The CDC, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, strongly recommends vaccinating transplant patients and those around them, including the third dose.
In the meantime, Ferguson, a father of two and a third, remains in the hospital.
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