Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Denies Child a Heart Transplant Because She Isn’t Vaccinated for Covid Due to Religious Beliefs

ANCHOR New at 10 ░░░░░░░░ local mom is looking ░░░░░░░░ another hospital for her ░░░░░░░░ after Cincinnati Children s ░░░░░░░░ putting her on the ░░░░░░░░ transplant list because of ░░░░░░░░ vaccination status Family feels ░░░░░░░░ religious exemption should be ░░░░░░░░ Courtney King has more ░░░░░░░░ starts J DEAL Her ░░░░░░░░ and I both feel ░░░░░░░░ that the Holy Spirit ░░░░░░░░ told us don t ░░░░░░░░ this vaccination in her ░░░░░░░░ KING voice over Adaline ░░░░░░░░ is a happy 12 ░░░░░░░░ old girl from Batesville ░░░░░░░░ A DEAL I like ░░░░░░░░ sing and I like ░░░░░░░░ J DEAL You like ░░░░░░░░ swim when you feel ░░░░░░░░ huh A DEAL Yep ░░░░░░░░ But she s living ░░░░░░░░ a serious heart condition ░░░░░░░░ DEAL She has Ebstein ░░░░░░░░ anomaly and she has ░░░░░░░░ Parkinson syndrome KING Jeneen ░░░░░░░░ and her husband adopted ░░░░░░░░ from China when she ░░░░░░░░ four knowing that she ░░░░░░░░ need a heart transplant ░░░░░░░░ J DEAL I m ░░░░░░░░ for her I mean ░░░░░░░░ know she s my ░░░░░░░░ and I want the ░░░░░░░░ for her KING The ░░░░░░░░ have done most of ░░░░░░░░ care through Cincinnati Children ░░░░░░░░ but are now looking ░░░░░░░░ after the hospital declined ░░░░░░░░ put Adaline on the ░░░░░░░░ list The hospital requires ░░░░░░░░ to have both the ░░░░░░░░ and Covid vaccine but ░░░░░░░░ Deals have not vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ of their 12 children ░░░░░░░░ to their religion which ░░░░░░░░ non denominational J DEAL ░░░░░░░░ called the child s ░░░░░░░░ from Cincinnati Children s ░░░░░░░░ see if they could ░░░░░░░░ us with a religious ░░░░░░░░ and so forth And ░░░░░░░░ came back and said ░░░░░░░░ they said they re ░░░░░░░░ going to change their ░░░░░░░░ and this is what ░░░░░░░░ is And we are ░░░░░░░░ than welcome to go ░░░░░░░░ another hospital if we ░░░░░░░░ t like it KING ░░░░░░░░ says she s frustrated ░░░░░░░░ she says her daughter ░░░░░░░░ healthy other than the ░░░░░░░░ condition She says the ░░░░░░░░ gives her anxiety J ░░░░░░░░ It s not right ░░░░░░░░ s you know we ░░░░░░░░ we do not don ░░░░░░░░ believe in doing the ░░░░░░░░ part of it KING ░░░░░░░░ reached out to Cincinnati ░░░░░░░░ s Hospital about the ░░░░░░░░ when a spokesperson sent ░░░░░░░░ this statement At Cincinnati ░░░░░░░░ s clinical decisions are ░░░░░░░░ by science research and ░░░░░░░░ practices We tailor care ░░░░░░░░ to each patient in ░░░░░░░░ with their family to ░░░░░░░░ the safest most effective ░░░░░░░░ The Deals have made ░░░░░░░░ the last few days ░░░░░░░░ received some messages that ░░░░░░░░ them hope in the ░░░░░░░░ J DEAL Children s ░░░░░░░░ in Pittsburgh reach out ░░░░░░░░ we are looking into ░░░░░░░░ there and and seeing ░░░░░░░░ insurance is and stuff ░░░░░░░░ that So it s ░░░░░░░░ possibility Clip ends ANCHOR ░░░░░░░░ was Courtney King reporting ░░░░░░░░ right now there s ░░░░░░░░ a timeline or deadline ░░░░░░░░ when Adaline needs that ░░░░░░░░ transplant Her mom says ░░░░░░░░ is still on the ░░░░░░░░ failure team not the ░░░░░░░░ team So there is ░░░░░░░░ time.”