Health Minute: Lung transplants to COVID-19 patients

Published December 2, 2021 5:15 PM

One in ten lung transplants have gone to COVID-19 patients in 2021

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) In this CNN 'Health Minute' segment we learn of lung transplants that have been needed for patients with COVID-19.

Lung transplants are pivotal is a patient suffers serious lung damage.

One doctor speaks out on what all his lung transplant patients have in common.

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Mercedes Martinez joined the KSWT team as anchor/producer in October 2020. You can catch her on 13 On Your Side at 4:00pm.

Reach out to Mercedes at mercedes.martinez@kecytv.com.

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