Jason Wilson has had kidney failure since he was 10 years old

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Updated: 11:10 AM EST Jan 31, 2022Infinite Scroll EnabledTaggart HouckReporterPlay VideoSHOW TRANSCRIPT

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An Upstate man has been declared inactive on a kidney transplant list after he said he has no plans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jason Wilson, of Easley, has had kidney failure since he was 10 years old.https://2da4571388dfec4664882aab022c0659.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlAdvertisement

For a while, his condition improved, he said.

But about two years ago, he began dialysis and was placed on MUSC Health’s list for a kidney transplant.

It was on Nov. 1 that he got a letter from the health system that said he would be moved to inactive status if he didn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 1, 2022.

“If…