The clinic’s policy is that all patients and donors who are still living have to be completely vaccinated against COVID-19 for surgery to be performed on them, and it seems that no exceptions are being made in the case of the Donaldsons.
According to local news, Tanner Donaldson “...was born with one kidney and right now it functions at between 18-20 percent.” His condition is presently being managed, although, sooner or later, he is going to need a transplant, “Tanner's a third-grader. Personality-wise, he’s like every other kid, very happy. Just a fun kid all the way around, plays basketball. He’s now into lacrosse. At this age, there’s not a lot of contact. So he’s good there.” “Medically, a little bit different than most children. He was born with a birth defect called posterior urethral valves. It’s a valve that blocks urine from exiting the body.”
The Donaldson family has determined, for personal reasons, not to take the vaccine at all. Dane Donaldson explained their position to the local media: "[The idea that everybody needs to be vaccinated] was a little bit thrown down our throat. I mean, it was everywhere we turned. I couldn't shop at a grocery store without hearing it over the loudspeaker." "So the more it became, the more just studying it, what's involved in it, is there informed consent? Do I get to see the ingredient list?"
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The Cleveland Clinic varified that they do have a vaccine requirement in place for transplant surgeries, both for the donor and for the patient. They declined to comment further on the matter, though. A similar incident took place in Oct 2021 at the University of Colorado Hospital, where an unvaccinated patient waiting for a transplant was taken off of a waiting list.
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Another such incident occurred in Feb 2022 at another hospital in Texas, where a teenager was denied surgery, and almost denied appointments and lab work, due to his being unvaccinated. In Waukesha Wisconsin – as well as many other locations nationwide – a vaccine mandate for workers led to severe staff shortages at a children's hospital, affecting their ability to give proper care to patients.
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“They didn't say let's meet, let's go over your individual case. Let's present why we think. We called the meeting, they didn't call the meeting, we called the meeting. And unfortunately, we asked to meet with the folks that made the decision. And we met with our doctors which we have a relationship with which makes it hard for them and hard for us because if we all like each other. They're bringing their—I don't call it their marching orders—but you can tell when somebody wholeheartedly believes in something and somebody just says, ‘This is what we have to do,’” said Donaldson.
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