Patients and families can learn more about our program's offerings, access useful resources, as well as important public health precautions and recommended practices for recipients and patients being assessed.
- Heart Transplant
- Liver Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidney-Pancreas/Pancreas Alone Transplant
- Living Donation
- Organ & Tissue Donation
- Patient Resources
Public health precautions and recommended practices
Information for Recipients
While Ontario has dropped many of its COVID-19 public safety requirements including masking, it is important that you continue to practice safe COVID-19 measures including physical distancing, wearing a mask while indoors and hand washing. Please avoid any unnecessary travel. Do not hesitate to contact your transplant team if you have any questions or concerns.
For information on COVID-19 Vaccines or Evusheld, please refer to Ask the Experts.
If you are an LHSC transplant recipient and would like to be notified by email with COVID-19 updates as we get them, please provide your name, type of organ transplant and preferred email address to motslhsc@lhsc.on.ca.
For information about measles, please refer to Ask the Experts.
Important Information for Patients Being Assessed:
As you know, COVID-19 continues to be a public health concern and transplant patients are at a higher risk than the general public of becoming very ill or dying from COVID-19 if they become infected. After transplant, transplant patients have a much lower response to the COVID-19 vaccine than the general public because of the anti-rejection drugs. Therefore, it is very important for your health and the best chance for success after transplant that you get your vaccine before transplant. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective. It has been given to millions of people including those waiting for transplants.
All patients are strongly recommended to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations prior to listing on the specific organ group waitlist.
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