The UVA medical center gives an unvaccinated man a possible death sentence: Despite being a "science" institution, the medical center is unmoved by the fact that he's had COVID (natural immunity) and that the vaccine doesn't really work

Shamgar Connors, a Virginia resident, has Stage 5 kidney failure and has been on the transplant waiting list at the University of Virginia's Transplant Center for two years. However, he's been told he's no longer eligible for a transplant because he hasn't been vaccinated. Although the Center's rule does not comport with developing science, it certainly reflects the dominant attitude in America's medical centers.

There are a lot of facts that need to be woven together to fully understand what's happening to Shamgar. I'll start with more general facts and then work my way to specific ones:

One: For someone with Stage 5 kidney failure, the choices are limited: dialysis, which cannot maintain the kidneys forever, or a kidney transplant, which gives the patient a new lease on life. Taking someone off the kidney transplant list is tantamount to imposing a death sentence on him.

Two: The CDC has finally conceded that naturally acquired immunity offered stronger protection against the delta variant than the vaccines did.

Three: There's evidence out of the U.K. that, when it comes to the omicron variant, the vaccines actually make people more, not less, vulnerable to ending up in the hospital.

Four: The CDC has conceded that immunity is no longer a possibility with the vaccine. Instead, there's now a constantly moving target that will be defined only as "being up to date." It's been clear for months that the vaccine does not protect people from catching or spreading COVID, although before omicron appeared, there was evidence that it lessened the chances of hospitalization.

Those are the facts you must keep in mind as you consider Shamgar's plight, which I've gathered from correspondence with Shamgar, interviews he's done, and the audio-recording, below, of his call with his health care provider.

unmoved by the fact he's had COVID

We don't demand vaccinations for things like measles, mumps and/or chicken pox if the person has already had those infections. But, it's being demanded for someone who's already had COVID?

I'm sick of the government pushing this poison onto the population - I have an unvaccinated friend that was offered $$ to "finally get the shot" - and I get alerts from my health care provider constantly that "further boosters for COVID are available" and to "come in for them as soon as possible."

No thank. I've made a vow never to take another vaccination again.

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