Hospital refuses to perform kidney transplant on 9-year-old boy because his father is unvaccinatedA 9-year-old boy is being denied a kidney transplant by a hospital because his father is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Tanner Donaldson is a regular third-grader who loves to play basketball and lacrosse. However, Tanner was born with one kidney, and it only functions between 18-20% of maximum capacity.
"He was born with a birth defect called posterior urethral valves. It's a valve that blocks urine from exiting the body," Tanner's father, Dane Donaldson, told WEWS-TV.
The family is managing Tanner's condition right now, but at some point, he will need a kidney transplant. In 2018, both of Tanner's parents were found to be perfect donor matches to give a kidney to their son.
The family wanted to put off having the surgery as long as possible since transplanted kidneys from a live donor only last an average of 20 years.
Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Now, the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital is refusing to perform the operation because the father is unvaccinated. The Donaldsons received a letter from the hospital in November notifying them that all donors and organ recipients must be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get a transplant surgery. .........................
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