COVID-19 media briefing, LHSC staff announced that in order to receive an organ transplant through LHSC, a recipient will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The announcement comes as Canada’s organ transplant groups review COVID-19 vaccine policies throughout the country.“The policy is intended to maximize safety for our transplant patients,” LHSC’s chief medical officer Dr.
Adam Dukelow.“like many other issues we address prior to transplantation, COVID-19 has a mortality risk that is two to five times higher in transplant patients than in the general population.” Canada’s organ transplant groups reviewing COVID-19 vaccine policy for recipients Dukelow noted that research has shown that the efficiency of the COVID-19 vaccine.