About 60% of transplant centers in a recent survey reported that patients are not required to have COVID-19 vaccinations prior to surgery.
“Only 35.7% of centers reported implementing a vaccine mandate, while 60.7% reported that vaccination was not required,” Benjamin E. Hippen, MD, and colleagues wrote in a recent issue of the American Journal of Transplantation. “A minority (42%) of responding centers with a vaccine mandate for transplant candidates also mandated vaccination for living organ donors.”
Researchers conducted the survey “to better inform clinicians,