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US hospital refuses to perform surgery on patient not vaccinated

By AFP
January 28, 2022
US hospital refuses to perform surgery on patient not vaccinated

Boston: A hospital in Boston refused to perform a heart transplant on a patient who had not been vaccinated for Covid-19, US television media reported on Thursday.

A spokeswoman for Brigham and Women’s Hospital confirmed in a statement to AFP that vaccination against the coronavirus is "required" for organ transplant recipients there.