COVID-19 dealt organ donation a huge blow in 2020

Sally Whyte
Updated February 1 2021 - 12:03pm, first published 12:01am
Sanjeev Sood, who received a kidney transplant in November last year, said the difference in his life can't be understated. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Sanjeev Sood, who received a kidney transplant in November last year, said the difference in his life can't be understated. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Organ donation in Australia dived by 12 per cent last year, with the COVID-19 pandemic taking a toll on the number of life-saving transplant procedures undertaken throughout the country.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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