Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

[abaris]

It's probably an aggravating factor. Firstly, he will be on immunosuppressants, and secondly, he is already very weak. Too weak for transport - that is very weak. The combination makes it even more deadly.

Being weak is a strong argument for prioritizing him. Someone who's still got time because their heart is still doing the job of keeping them alive, comes second. That's how it works. The whole purpose of giving them a transplant is a chance on a new life, since heart transplant candidates are almost exclusively bedridden and too weak to move about on their own. They entered a stage where machines are keeping them alive. Being weak before the transplant also says nothing on the chances of recovery. Provided their other organs are still functioning.

So this isn't the reason.