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Organ transplant and Covid-19 vaccination: Considering the ethics of denying transplant to unvaccinated patients
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Hurst, Daniel J. (Author)
- Potter, Jordan (Author)
- Padilla, Luz A. (Author)
Title
Organ transplant and Covid-19 vaccination: Considering the ethics of denying transplant to unvaccinated patients
Abstract
Recently, a number of organ transplant centers in the United States have proposed to only allow patients who have received the Covid-19 vaccination to be active on their transplant waiting list. This raises numerous ethical issues. This analysis utilizes current empirical data and the guidelines on the ethics of organ allocation published by the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network to guide our ethical reasoning. We conclude that it would be permissible to mandate Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of being listed for an organ transplant at a transplant center and offer recommendations for how to do so.
Publication
Clinical Transplantation
Date
2022
Volume
36
Issue
5
Pages
e14589
Accessed
5/11/23, 1:33 PM
ISSN
1399-0012
Short Title
Organ transplant and Covid-19 vaccination
Language
en
Library Catalog
Wiley Online Library
Extra
Citation
Hurst, D. J., Potter, J., & Padilla, L. A. (2022). Organ transplant and Covid-19 vaccination: Considering the ethics of denying transplant to unvaccinated patients. Clinical Transplantation, 36(5), e14589. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14589
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