Putting ethics and clinical decision making before politics: requiring COVID-19 immunization for Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT) Candidates and their Support Team

We recommend that vaccination for COVID-19 should be a requirement for waitlist activation for solid organ transplant (SOT). We also recommend that such vaccination be required of the primary member of the in-home support team. We argue that these requirements are consistent with current standard pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kuczewski, Mark, Wasson, Katherine, Hutchison, Paul J., Dilling, Daniel F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022
Materias:
Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34799246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2021.10.001
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Sumario:We recommend that vaccination for COVID-19 should be a requirement for waitlist activation for solid organ transplant (SOT). We also recommend that such vaccination be required of the primary member of the in-home support team. We argue that these requirements are consistent with current standard practices that draw on a well-established ethical framework. As a result, these recommendations should be easily received and are only controversial owing to the inflamed and politicized state of public discourse.

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