Anti-Vaxxer Denied Kidney Transplant: “I Will Die Free”

Charlotte’s ABC News reports:

A Burke County man’s decision not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine means he also won’t be getting a much-needed kidney transplant. Chad Carswell, a double amputee who has undergone several major surgeries on his heart, now faces a different battle. Carswell told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty his kidney is only operating at about 4%.

Carswell learned that he and anyone who wanted to donate a kidney would be required to be vaccinated before the surgery. Carswell said he won’t get the vaccine and he is willing to die over it. “You will not change your mind?” Faherty asked. “No sir, I was born free. I will die free. I’m not changing my mind,” Carswell said.

Read the full article. At least two other anti-vaxxers have been denied organ transplants in just the last week.

Chad Carswell told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty his kidney is only operating at about 4%. He said he has more than 100 people willing to donate a kidney, but because of his vaccination status, that won’t happen. https://t.co/7aKTTr7sdi

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