Filipino man receives first-known ‘COVID to COVID’ double-lung transplant in US

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Although Renato Aquino's lung donor also had COVID, their death was unrelated to the illness and their lungs undamaged, making it viable for transplant

MANILA—A Filipino healthcare worker from Illinois became one of the first-known COVID-19 patients to receive lungs from a COVID-19 donor in the United States.

A year after his ordeal, Aquino shared the story of his survival after receiving a double-lung transplant from a donor, who also recovered from COVID-19 before their death. By February, Aquino's family transferred him to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after learning about their lung transplants.

 

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