DJ Ferguson’s family say he was first on the list to receive the transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital — but he is no longer eligible because of his vaccination status,His father, David Ferguson, said his son — who is fighting for his life in the hospital and is in desperate need of the transplant — doesn’t believe in the Covid-19 vaccine. “It’s kind of against his basic principles, he doesn’t believe in it.
“We do everything we can to ensure that a patient who receives a transplanted organ has the greatest chance of survival,” a spokesman told The Post. The hospital denied that a candidate could be “first on the list” for a transplant because there are varying levels of priority for allocation of organs.Ferguson’s family are thinking about relocating him to another hospital that doesn’t have the vaccination policy — but fear he is already too weak to be moved.The family said the care he’s received so far at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been great — but his relatives can’t ignore Ferguson’s beliefs.
The fundraiser said that his resistance to the vaccine also has to do with his fears of heart inflammation, which health officials have said in rare cases have been associated with the shots. Both Ferguson and his partner Heather, who are self-employed, have been unable to work since he was admitted, according to the site.It wasn’t immediately clear what Ferguson did for a living, but the site said his “job requires much physical labour.”Colorado woman Leilani Lutali was removed from the kidney transplant list in October because she — and her donor — hadn’t been vaccinated.
“An organ transplant is a unique surgery that leads to a lifetime of specialised management to ensure an organ is not rejected, which can lead to serious complications, the need for a subsequent transplant surgery, or even death,” UCHealth told The Post at the time.
What ever happened to medical for all. You start playing god and you could be next. No medical for smokers, drinkers or obese people it never ends.
Transplant donations are EXTREMELY precious and so if you are in a high risk category it can’t be gambled during Covid. Tough call for sure but every transplant is closely scrutinised to ensure best possible outcomes. The Drs know what they are doing.
Yip the Rona created another Species of Anal pandemic muppets!!
That’s what happens when you import from China! EllumeHealth and AnteoTech_ are 2 Brisbane based companies that have the world’s best RATs and can’t even get a TGA approval in its on country when they are being used overseas very successfully.
Good morning North Korea…. Oh sorry I meant Australia!
I bet he did his own research
So they then be responsible for his death.
And this is what the government call protecting the sick!! And telling us we have a choice in our Decision to vac or not to vac but will punish you if you don’t! …. Sick gov…..and even will the numbers in hospital being 50/50 vac and unvaccinated on some day more vac in hospit
This is absolutely cruel knowing the vaccines causes pericarditis and myocarditis. These are experimental jabs where long term data is still unknown.
To right.
Fair enough
Not surprising, most people, especially on social media have fake hearts anyhow, with their fake friends and fake likes etc...as like your average church goer debited each week in the name of the Lord on sacred ground...he has the right to choose as like PM said previously Aust.!
What a ridiculous man, okay to take another person's organs but not a vaccination. So logical, not.
Even if you were opposed, wouldn’t you just get it so you could live for your family? There’s a reason he’s being asked to get it. Drs are not trying to control u, they just understand the science and see the proof everyday.
Choices have repercussions….
This is a perversion of medical ethics.A gross discrimination.
Not many hearts around because the vaccine is destroying them.
So he should. Transplant units don't like to waste organs. He will get the vax if he wants the heart or it should go to someone more deserving. AntiVaxxersAreMorons
Fair call.
Brilliant and by the way get out of hospital and let nature take its course, wasting a bed.
Disbelief in medicine while asking medicine to save your life? 🙄
He does not believe in vaccine but believe in every scientific logic to make organ transplant possible
That is disgusting. Bureaucracy playing God. The world has gone to shit.
Darwinism
He would rather die than have a meagrebchance of a side effect (whilst being in hospital with specialist heart care and monitoring). To be honest, this is a new level of stupid.
Get it ?
Ridiculous
Well I guess he’s won’t make it then. His choice. Darwin Award
Essentially this man is being sentenced to death by the heath system for not getting vaccinated against Covid.
The vaccine is a trial and has failed. Despicable - stop with the coercion.
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