Children’s hospital denies girl spot on heart transplant list due to vaccination status

Adaline Deal, 12, has been denied a heart transplant at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital due to her vaccination status, according to her parents. Adaline’s mother, Janeen Deal, said that the hospital refused a religious exemption for vaccinations, which they believe goes against their beliefs as nondenominational Christians.

Dr. Camille Kotton noted that patients like Adaline face a higher risk of death from infections without vaccinations, emphasizing the importance of vaccines for transplant recipients.

The Deal family has started a GoFundMe campaign to seek a transplant center that does not require vaccinations, raising over $50,000 so far.