Should Hospitals have the right to turn away Covid patients from those who have chosen to be unvaccinated?

@Khenpal1 Largely untrue in the US. In hospital, your chances of even getting the vaccination are low due to already compromised immunity.

All hospitals are requiring testing, but not vaccination. And the surgeries we're discussing here are largely elective or not life-sustaining. It's a problem in some areas, but if you need a life-sustaining surgery, you'll still get it, Covid or not.

@Graylight Its true in Europe.

@Khenpal1 And they can turn you away for not being vaccinated? For things like cardiac surgery or bowel re-sectioning?

If so, is that doing damage to communities there? are people angry or to they accept it? As you might imagine, we show very little international news here these days unless it's a country at war.

@Graylight Well, if you have covid and you are unvaccinated yes they can on grounds that you are in position to infect others . Life savings surgery are exceptions, but again it can be a close call.

@Khenpal1 because of overcrowding in the hospital you can't necessarily get a surgery now if it's not life threatening even if you have been vaccinated.

@fddlpej true