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. 2022 Dec 30;22(6):1705–1713. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16995

TABLE 4.

Center policies regarding vaccine mandates for living donor candidates

Does your center require living kidney or liver donors to complete COVID−19 vaccination prior to donation surgery? (n = 125 all centers, n = 40 centers with mandate for transplant candidates) Proportion of all centers, n (%) Proportion of centers with Recipient Candidate Mandate, n (%)
YES – unvaccinated persons are not candidates for the donation of either organ 17 (13.6) 17 (42)
YES – unvaccinated persons are not candidates for liver donation but can donate a kidney 0 (0) 0 (0)
YES – unvaccinated persons are not candidates for kidney donation but can donate a liver segment 2 (1.6) 2 (5)
NO – Our center recommends COVID−19 vaccination but has no requirement for living donors 98 (78.4) N/A
Other (please specify) 8 (6.4)