kidney transplant
Boulder, COLORADO — A hospital in Colorado rejected a woman for a kidney transplant after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, officials have confirmed.
Leilani Lutali received a letter on Sept. 28 informing her that the transplant team at the University of Colorado Hospital decided to designate...

![The hospital didn’t respond to a request for comment. It told news outlets in a statement that there are many requirements in place at transplant centers, such as requiring patients to avoid alcohol. [photo: UC Health.org] University of Colorado Hospital](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/uchealth_university-of-colorado-hospital_web.jpg?itok=BkTAWeQC)