The 12-year-old Indiana girl was denied a heart transplant because her mother was associated with Vice President JD Vance, who had not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and the flu. Cincinnati Children's Hospital was adopted from China at the age of four and refused a religious exemption for the adalin trade, born with two heart conditions.
Deal's mother, Janeen Deal, Who Related The brothers said after marriage to Vice President JD Vance. Cincinnati Enquiler She and her husband said, “The Holy Spirit put it in our hearts,” and that they would not vaccinate their daughters from Covid-19 or the flu after she deems the vaccine unsafe. I chose it.
“I thought it was amazing. So it's not about children. It's not about saving her life,” Janine Diel told the newspaper after the hospital refused to exempt her daughter.
The couple wanted to give Adalin a transplant, as Cincinnati Children's Hospital, which they considered to be the best hospital in the area, had been undergoing treatment there for the past decade.
However, the hospital issued it statement On Wednesday, he highlights that transplant recipients will need vaccinations due to the high risk of infection.
“Our responsibility is to ensure all the organs that have been donated. It is being used In a way to maximize successful outcomes for children in need,” the statement read.
“That's because children who have been transplanted Immunosuppressed For the rest of them lifevaccines play an important role in preventing or reducing the risk of life-threatening infectious diseases, particularly in the first year. These decisions include discussions between our providers and the patients' families. ”
Dr. Camille Cotton, clinical director of transplantation and immunodeficient host infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital, reflects similar statements.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, we have many transplant patients who have died and become ill, and we have actually “We lost many transplant patients to Covid-19 because they are likely to have severe consequences,” she said. Severe illness, and transplant patients are still dying due to COVID-19. ”
However, Janeen claimed that Adaline had no issues with Covid-19 after a heart transplant.
“If that happens, I'll take it as much as I can,” she said. “But I know that I put this (the vaccine) in her body and know what we know and how we feel about it.”
Janeen and her husband have 12 children, eight of whom have been adopted. in the currentcouple GoFundMe has been released A page that raises funds for ports that have raised more than $50,000 so far. teeth We are looking for another hospital that can deliver transplants without vaccine requirements.
Ohio Republican Rep. Jennifer Gross is addressing issues surrounding trading families in search of co-sponsors to file laws that prohibit children from being denied medical care due to vaccination situations. .
“We are proud to be a sponsor of the Ohio bill, which aims to prevent discrimination against religious freedom. I wrote it X Friday.
I am proud to be a sponsor of the Ohio bill, which aims to prevent discrimination against religious freedom. stay tuned.#prayforadaline
Young girls with heart condition were denied more to be added to the transplant list than vaccination status, family members say https://t.co/ey4gp7wjh0 #foxnews
– Jennifer Gross (@jenniferforrep) February 8, 2025
Meanwhile, Janeen is working with Ohio supporters for Medical Freedom, a group that advocates the rights of Ohio people to choose or refuse medical care to support medical care.
“I hope that this bill will save all other children and adults, so they don't have to go through what Adalin had to do. I'll go through“It's 2025. It's time to move on from this madness. (getting vaccinated) is your choice.”
“I hope that this bill will save all other children and adults, so they don't have to go through what Adalin had to do. I'll go through“It's 2025. It's time to move on from this madness. (getting vaccinated) is your choice.”
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It was originally published on February 13th, 2025.
