COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.]

This is interesting.
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Some vital organs from patients who died from COVID-19 infection do not have evidence of the virus and can still be used for transplants, researchers from Johns Hopkins University said Monday.

After a donor died of complications related to COVID-19, one of their kidneys was successfully transplanted into another patient, according to the researchers. Before the transplant, “careful collection and sensitive molecular testing of the donor organ for evidence of the virus,” was conducted.

Testing demonstrated that the organ was safe to transplant, according to a summary for a peer-reviewed publication. Some autopsies have found high levels of virus receptors in kidneys, which indicates they could be a target area for COVID-19. These findings caused concern about using donor kidneys from COVID-19 patients, researchers explained.

Investigators from Johns Hopkins said this is the first documented case of a COVID-19 kidney transplant that included analysis of samples with sophisticated tools that can detect molecular evidence of the novel coronavirus, including the in situ hybridization laboratory technique. However, kidneys from deceased patients who were infected with the virus have been successfully used for transplants before............

A 55-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease received the donor’s kidney within 24 hours of her death. He had been on dialysis for more than five years, no history of COVID-19 infection and was fully vaccinated.

On the day of the transplant, he tested negative for the virus.

He also tested negative, 20, 30 and 90 days after the transplant procedure and has shown no signs or symptoms of COVID-19.

Additionally, the patient has been off dialysis and has excellent kidney function, researchers said............

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/me...sed-covid-19-patient/ar-AATt4YD?ocid=msedgntp