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Studies showing the risks:

• Sept 2022 New Study Finds Organ Recipients Rejecting Transplant After Receiving COVID Vaccine ^{(01) New Study Finds Organ Recipients Rejecting Transplant After Receiving COVID Vaccine https://greatgameindia.com/organ-transplant-rejecting-vaccine/}
  • Blood clots, heart inflammation, and Guillain-Barre syndrome are examples of the new risks associated with the immunization. Now, a new study has found organ recipients rejecting transplant after receiving COVID vaccine.
  • Data from 23 studies was collected by Japanese researchers. A total of 23 eyes were evaluated from 21 patients who had received corneal graft surgeries. Graft rejection developed somewhere from one day to six weeks after vaccination in all patients, even several who had the operation done twenty years prior. Characteristics and Clinical Ocular Manifestations in Patients with Acute Corneal Graft Rejection after Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review ^{(02)Characteristics and Clinical Ocular Manifestations in Patients with Acute Corneal Graft Rejection after Receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/15/4500/htm J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(15), … Click for full citation} | Download PDF ^{(03)PDF Journal of Clinical Medicine – Characteristics and Clinical Ocular Manifestations in Patients with Acute Corneal Graft Rejection after Receiving the Covid-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review … Click for full citation}
• Aug 2022: Solid Organ Rejection following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination or COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ^{(04)Alhumaid S, Rabaan AA, Dhama K, Yong SJ, Nainu F, Hajissa K, Dossary NA, Alajmi KK, Saggar AEA, AlHarbi FA, Aswany MB, Alshayee AA, Alrabiah SA, Saleh AM, Alqarni MA, Gharib FMA, Qattan SN, Almusabeh HM, AlGhatm HY, Almoraihel SA, Alzuwaid AS, … Click for full citation}
  • A range of solid organ rejections post-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or following COVID-19 infection may occur at an extremely rare rate and is likely to be immune-mediated. Reported evidence of allograft rejection post-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or following COIVD-19 infection should not discourage vaccinating this most vulnerable human subpopulation. The number of reported cases is relatively small in relation to the hundreds of millions of vaccinations that have occurred, and the protective benefits offered by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination far outweigh the risks.
• Mar 2022 AZ Sen. Kelly Townsend Questions Decision To Refuse Organ Donations To The Unvaccinated ^{(05) AZ Sen. Kelly Townsend Questions Decision To Refuse Organ Donations To The Unvaccinated https://rumble.com/vwnl3a-az-sen.-kelly-townsend-questions-decision-to-refuse-organ-donations-to-the-.html}

• Feb 2022 Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection Following Coronavirus mRNA Vaccination: A Case Report ^{(06)Bau JT, Churchill L, Pandher M, Benediktsson H, Tibbles LA, Gill S. Acute Kidney Allograft Rejection Following Coronavirus mRNA Vaccination: A Case Report. Transplant Direct. 2022 Jan 13;8(2):e1274. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001274. PMID: 35047661; … Click for full citation}
  • Ultimately, this case highlights a possible, rare complication of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines and the need for further close monitoring in the transplant population.
• Dec 2021 Organ transplantation from deceased donors with vaccine‐induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia ^{(07)UK Donor VITT Transplant Study Group, Greenhall GHB, Ushiro-Lumb I, Pavord S, Currie I, Perera MTPR, Hartog H, Hill QA, Mohamed I, Khurram MA, Motallebzadeh R, Jones G, Marshall A, Pollok JM, Torpey N, Pettigrew GJ, Mehra S, Sharma H, Calder F, … Click for full citation}
  • We identified 13 consented deceased organ donors, who presented with thrombosis and/or hemorrhage and laboratory features consistent with VITT, 4 between 28 January and 9 April 2021. All had received their first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV‐19 vaccine before admission (see Table ​Table1).1). Ten donors proceeded to donate 27 allografts to 26 recipients. After a median follow‐up of 19 days, 21 of 27 (78%) allografts have satisfactory function. Three recipients developed early allograft failure requiring explantation (two livers and one kidney); two transplanted kidneys have impaired allograft function, currently requiring hemodialysis; and one recipient died within a day of transplantation from a presumed cardiac event. There were seven major thrombotic or hemorrhagic postoperative complications (three bleeds and four venous or arterial allograft thromboses) in six recipients, resulting in the loss of three transplants as described above; these events occurred within 9 days of transplantation. Of the six recipients with bleeding or thrombotic events, two had received their second dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV‐19 vaccine within 30 days before transplantation; neither patient had features suggestive of VITT at the time of transplantation. Two of the three patients with bleeding had preexisting risk factors for hemorrhage (dual antiplatelet agent therapy, anticoagulation for metallic cardiac valve); none of the patients with thromboses had significant preexisting procoagulant tendencies.
• Nov 2021 Acute corneal graft rejection after anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 vaccination: A report of four cases ^{(08)Balidis M, Mikropoulos D, Gatzioufas Z, de Politis PB, Sidiropoulos G, Vassiliadis V. Acute corneal graft rejection after anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 vaccination: A report of four cases. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov … Click for full citation}
  • Even though a direct causative effect is hard to prove, temporal proximity between anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 vaccines of different types and consecutive reports of corneal graft rejection indicates the need for further investigation. Consistent advice must be given to corneal transplant patients regarding such risk.
• Aug 2021 Keratoplasty Rejection After the BNT162b2 messenger RNA Vaccine ^{(09) Wasser LM, Roditi E, Zadok D, Berkowitz L, Weill Y. Keratoplasty Rejection After the BNT162b2 messenger RNA Vaccine. Cornea. 2021 Aug 1;40(8):1070-1072. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002761. PMID: 34029238; PMCID: PMC8244807.}
  • The BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine may be have been associated with a low-risk corneal graft rejection that responded well to topical and systemic steroids. Treating physicians should be aware of this potential complication and patients should be advised to report any visual changes after vaccination.
• July 2021 Characteristics of endothelial corneal transplant rejection following immunisation with SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine ^{(10)Phylactou M, Li JO, Larkin DFP. Characteristics of endothelial corneal transplant rejection following immunisation with SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccine. Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jul;105(7):893-896. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319338. Epub 2021 Apr … Click for full citation}
  • We hypothesise that the allogeneic response may have been initiated by the host antibody response following vaccination. Clinicians and patients should be aware of the potential of corneal graft rejection associated with vaccine administration and may wish to consider vaccination in advance of planned non-urgent keratoplasties. Patients should be counselled on the symptoms and signs that require urgent review to allow early treatment of any confirmed rejection episode.

• Aug 2022 Unvaccinated Woman Facing Removal From Organ Transplant List to Appeal After Court Sides With Hospital ^{(11)Unvaccinated Woman Facing Removal From Organ Transplant List to Appeal After Court Sides With Hospital … Click for full citation (12) LifeSiteNews – Alberta legal group blasts judge after ruling COVID jab for an organ transplant is warranted}
  • A terminally ill woman is appealing an Alberta court’s decision to side with a hospital that will remove her from an organ transplant wait list because she refused COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Annette Lewis, who brought an application to the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, sought an injunction against the Alberta Health Service (AHS) and six doctors on an organ transplant team at an unidentified hospital that refused to proceed with her medical procedure because she refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, says a court document.
• Jul 2022 No more organ transplants for the unvaccinated in Canada — JCCF lawyer weighs in ^{(13) No more organ transplants for the unvaccinated in Canada — JCCF lawyer weighs in https://rumble.com/v1dg00z-no-more-organ-transplants-for-the-unvaccinated-in-canada-jccf-lawyer-weighs.html} Vax or Die: Lifesaving organ transplant denied over jab status ⁽¹⁴⁾ Vax or Die: Lifesaving organ transplant denied over jab status https://rumble.com/v1cfg6p-vax-or-die-lifesaving-organ-transplant-denied-over-jab-status.html
  • Sheila Annette Lewis, who suffers from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, has been advised that she will not survive unless she receives an organ transplant. A recent court ruling has led to Lewis now being denied this life-saving surgery for her terminal condition, because she is unvaccinated. We spoke with Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms lawyer and lead counsel for Lewis, Allison Kindle Pejovic, who detailed the ruling against her client.

• Jul 2022 Unvaccinated patients being denied organ transplants ^{(15) Unvaccinated patients being denied organ transplants https://rumble.com/v1cw57j-unvaccinated-patients-being-denied-organ-transplants.html}

• Jun 2022 Aussie Kicked Off the Organ Transplant list ^{(16) Aussie Kicked Off the Organ Transplant list https://rumble.com/v171bzf-kicked-off-the-organ-transplant-list-for-holding-on-to-freedom.html}
  • Frank shares his story to Cafe Locked Out in Mackay

• May 2022 Mother Fights For Adopted Daughter’s Right To Organ Transplant ^{(17) Mother Fights For Adopted Daughter’s Right To Organ Transplant https://rumble.com/v1656cw-mother-fights-for-adopted-daughters-right-to-organ-transplant.html}
  • April sits down with Jenna Campau, a wife and mother from West Michigan who is fighting for her adopted daughter’s right to an organ transplant and Brian Festa, Co-Founder of wethepatriotsusa.org to discuss the case of Jenna and her daughter’s health.

• Apr 2022 Hospital Refuses Father-to-Son Kidney Transplant Over COVID Jab ^{(18) Hospital Refuses Father-to-Son Kidney Transplant Over COVID Jab https://www.theepochtimes.com/hospital-refuses-father-to-son-kidney-transplant-over-covid-jab_4384193.html | Rumble Link}
  • A 9-year-old boy is being denied a life-saving kidney transplant because his father is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • Dane Donaldson was found to be a perfect match for his son Tanner back in early 2018 by the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital before the outbreak of the pandemic, but the hospital refuses the transplant because he isn’t vaccinated.

• Feb 2022 South Carolina Hospital DENIES 23 Organ Transplants For Patients Refusal To Take Vax 13th Feb, 2022 ^{(19) South Carolina Hospital DENIES 23 Organ Transplants For Patients Refusal To Take Vax 13th Feb, 2022 https://rumble.com/vut8xe-south-carolina-hospital-denies-23-organ-transplants-for-patients-refusal-to.html}

• Feb 2022 Vaccine-free man denied kidney transplant ^{(20) Vaccine-free man denied kidney transplant https://americasfrontlinenews.com/post/i-will-die-free-vax-free-man-denied-kidney-transplant-after-being-given-remdesivir}
  • Air Force Veteran Chad Carswell has been refused a kidney transplant because he is not vaccinated for Covid, even though he has natural immunity.
• Jan 2022 Why Unvaccinated People Are Being Denied Organ Transplants ^{(21) Why Unvaccinated People Are Being Denied Organ Transplants https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-unvaccinated-people-are-being-denied-organ-transplants}
  • They say a vaccinated person has a better chance of surviving the transplant if they are vaccinated beforehand & that organ transplant recipients are also at higher risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 than the general public.
• Jan 2022 A man claims a Boston hospital is denying his heart transplant because he’s unvaccinated. Doctors say it’s not that simple. ^{(22)A man claims a Boston hospital is denying his heart transplant because he’s unvaccinated. Doctors say it’s not that simple. … Click for full citation}
  • “Transplant teams have to make very difficult choices in selecting those who will receive the very scarce organs.”
  • Father of two off transplant list for refusing COVID vaccine ⁽²³⁾ Father of two off transplant list for refusing COVID vaccine https://ottawasun.com/news/national/father-of-two-off-transplant-list-for-refusing-covid-vaccine
  • The family of DJ Ferguson, 31, says he was taken off the transplant list because hospital policy requires patients to be vaccinated.
• Dec 2021 NO VACCINE? NO ORGAN TRANSPLANT! ANNOUNCED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH ^{(24) NO VACCINE? NO ORGAN TRANSPLANT! ANNOUNCED BY QUEENSLAND HEALTH https://rumble.com/vqcs4e-no-vaccine-no-organ-transplant-announced-by-queensland-health.html (25) Queensland Health confirms organ transplant recipients need to be vaccinated for COVID: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/queensland-health-confirms-organ-transplant-recipients-need-to-be-vaccinated-for-covid-c-4830704}
  • People hoping to receive an organ transplant in Queensland may be denied the potentially life-saving procedure if they refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
  • Queensland Health has confirmed patients have “a minimum requirement of two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to receiving a kidney, lung or heart transplant”.
  • The mandate has been put in place because those who undergo such an operation have weakened immune systems, the authority said.

• Nov 2021 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Takes Woman Off Transplant List for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine ⁽²⁶⁾Vanderbilt University Medical Center Takes Woman Off Transplant List for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine … Click for full citation
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) deactivated a 23-year-old woman from the transplant list, where she had been waiting since June 2018 on dialysis for a lifesaving kidney transplant, because she isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. The woman, Codie Samuelson, now has six months to get listed for the transplant at another hospital or be removed entirely.
• Oct 2021 Colorado Woman Who Won’t Get Vaccinated Denied Transplant ^{(27) Colorado Woman Who Won’t Get Vaccinated Denied Transplant https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-07/colorado-woman-who-wont-get-vaccinated-denied-transplant}
  • Lutali recently found out her hospital wouldn’t approve her kidney transplant surgery until she got the COVID-19 vaccine. Even though she has stage 5 kidney disease that puts her at risk of dying without a new kidney.
• Aug 2021 Tucker Carlson talks to a Derek who was denied an organ transplant because he isn’t vaccinated ⁽²⁸⁾ Tucker Carlson talks to a man who was denied an organ transplant because he isn’t vaccinated https://rumble.com/vldrar-tucker-carlson-talks-to-a-man-who-was-denied-an-organ-transplant-because-he.html

• Aug 2021 Jason Rantz talks about unvaccinated patients who are being denied organ transplants ⁽²⁹⁾ Jason Rantz talks about unvaccinated patients who are being denied organ transplants https://rumble.com/vlfgqp-jason-rantz-talks-about-unvaccinated-patients-who-are-being-denied-organ-tr.html
  • Jason Rantz joins Tucker Carlson to talk about patients who are being denied organ transplants because they are not vaccinated.