Colorado Hospital Refuses Kidney Transplant to Woman Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal

Leilani Lutali, foreground, and Jaimee Fougner pose for a photo in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Oct. 7, 2021. Thomas Peipert/AP Photo

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 her inactive on the waiting list for transplants.