Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose spot October 8, 2021 • 10:36 a.m. Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose spotKPRC-TV, October 6, 2021Health reporter Haley Hernandez asked Houston-area hospitals about policies on unvaccinated patients waiting for transplants. Hernandez read a statement from UTMB: “We encourage our patients undergoing transplant to protect themselves by getting vaccinated pre-transplant as post-transplant immunosuppression will reduce their likelihood to mount good antibody response. We are not denying anyone to get evaluated for transplant based on vaccination status.”
Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose spot October 8, 2021 • 10:36 a.m. Colorado hospital requires transplant patients to be vaccinated or lose spotKPRC-TV, October 6, 2021Health reporter Haley Hernandez asked Houston-area hospitals about policies on unvaccinated patients waiting for transplants. Hernandez read a statement from UTMB: “We encourage our patients undergoing transplant to protect themselves by getting vaccinated pre-transplant as post-transplant immunosuppression will reduce their likelihood to mount good antibody response. We are not denying anyone to get evaluated for transplant based on vaccination status.”