Refusing Vaccine, This Man Must Have Lung Transplant Because of COVID-19
A man from Texas previously refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in January 2021. He rejected it because he believed that he could be immune from COVID-19, without having to be vaccinated.
However, the man known as Joshua Garza had to be hospitalized for months due to exposure to COVID-19 on February 2, and is now recovering. Garza also told his experience when exposed to the deadly virus.
While on his way from his home to the Houston Methodist Hospital when he was infected with COVID-19, he fainted. Garza was immediately placed in the room with the help of an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation machine (ECMO), which helped him to breathe.
By then his condition was rapidly deteriorating. Corona virus attacked his lungs and damaged them, thus requiring him to get a lung donor to survive.
"Covid-19 finally attacked my lungs. It (Coronavirus) damaged them so quickly. Within three weeks, my lungs were already damaged," Garza explained, quoted by the Daily Mail, Monday (21/6/2021) .
Until April 13, 2021, Garza received a double lung transplant from the hospital. Post-surgery, he had to spend two months in the hospital recovering, until he was allowed to go home on May 27, 2021.
After experiencing the horrific experience, Garza regrets having refused to be vaccinated last January. He did not expect to suffer complications due to the Corona virus.
"If I had known what I was going through now, I would definitely have been vaccinated," Garza said. He also encouraged everyone who had the opportunity to get the vaccine to receive it.
According to the medical director of lung transplantation at the Houston Methodist and doctor who treats Garza, Dr Howard Huang, if the patient had received the vaccination, he probably would not have received this severe treatment.
Dr Huang felt Garza's recovery was a miracle. Because, he was able to receive good treatment in the midst of the gripping COVID-19 condition.
"The data that is now out shows that vaccines are very good at preventing severe disease," said Dr Huang.
"Even if he (Garza) ends up in hospital, maybe the infection will not progress to lung failure and undergo a lung transplant."
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