Because he hasn’t been immunized, this man will be unable to receive a heart transplant
Because he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a Boston hospital removed a 31-year-old father from the heart transplant waiting list. DJ Ferguson is near death and was on the list for a transplant, but the hospital stated he won’t be eligible unless he gets vaccinated.
“It goes against my fundamental convictions”, he claims. “It’s a policy they enforce, and since he won’t be getting the shot, they took him off the list for a heart transplant.”
Ferguson was removed from the donor list, according to the hospital, because all transplant candidates must have the vaccine in order to have the best chance of surviving the procedure.
Ferguson’s family is considering transferring him to a different hospital, but his wife believes he won’t be able to. “At this point, DJ is unable to leave the hospital until he gets the heart surgery he needs. Without the surgery his lungs and heart will continue to fill up with blood and fluid (on top of everything else that’s going on),” said Ferguson’s wife.
“We are aggressively pursuing all options, but we are running out of time,” Ferguson said.
DJ’s father assured him that his family will always support him.
“I think my boy is fighting pretty damn courageously, and he has integrity and principles he really believes in, and that makes me respect him all the more,” he said.
