COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates: Pros, Cons, and a Patient‘s Perspective

Requirements for COVID-19 vaccination for transplant candidates are currently being widely considered by transplant programs. While many programs promote vaccine mandates to improve the safety of transplantation, others are reluctant to impose mandates for a variety of reasons, including issues of equity and legal concerns (including government restrictions). The impact on patients and programs has sparked a lively debate on this topic. This podcast highlights the complexity of issues related to vaccine mandates both from the provider and patient viewpoints.

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Cohosts Josh Levitsky, MD, and Roslyn Mannon, MD, discuss the latest issues of the American Journal of Transplantation, summarizing Editors’ Picks by highlighting the key messages, broader impact, and take-home points of each article. The views are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the journal or the societies that support it.