Adaline Deal is a 12-year-old relative of US Vice President JD Vance who was recently denied a heart transplant by the Cincinnati Children’s hospital over her COVID and flu vaccine status
According to her mother, the Cincinnati Children’s denied putting her on the transplant list because she’s not vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu.
Who is Adaline Deal, as relative of JD Vance is denied heart transplant by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital due to vaccination status, bio, age, parents, disease and GoFundMe
It's being reported that the 12 year old girl that the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital denied a heart transplant is a relative of Vice President JD Vance. The girl was denied treatment because she isn't vaccinated for covid due to religious beliefs.#zelena pic.twitter.com/4e0DehJ75W
— Mister Sugar (@ScottWi92107364) February 12, 2025
Following the incident, the hospital issued a statement on Wednesday in response to the complaints from the family.
Adaline Deal denied heart transplant
According to the parents of Adeline Deal, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital denied putting their daughter on the heart transplant list because she did not receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations. Adeline’s mother, Janeen, stated that she and her husband refused to let their daughter undergo vaccinations due to their Christian religious and medical beliefs.
However, the hospital reportedly refused to honor any kinds of religious exemption. Janeen shared that their daughter Adeline had been receiving treatment at Cincinnati Children’s for almost 10 years. The family were hoping for her to undergo a heart transplant there since they consider it the best hospital in the area.
Adaline is fighting for her life. She needs a heart transplant, and her family is reaching out for support. Please consider donating or sharing her story. Every little bit helps! https://t.co/OuJ8ap1fwS
— Mrs. R (@RuthAnn789) February 13, 2025
Cincinnati Children official statement
Following the complaints, the hospital issued an official statement but didn’t directly address the girl’s case. The statement read:
Our responsibility is to ensure that every donated organ is used in a way that maximizes successful outcomes for children in need. Because children who receive a transplant will be immunosuppressed for the rest of their life, vaccines play a critical role in preventing or reducing the risk of life-threatening infections, especially in the first year. These decisions involve discussion between our providers and the patient’s family.”
Adaline Deal bio
Adaline Deal is a 12-year-old girl from Cincinnati who suffers from two heart conditions and is in need of a transplant. She is the daughter of Janeen Deal, who is related by marriage to the half-siblings of Vice President JD Vance. Janeen and her husband Brayton adopted Adeline from China when she was just 4 years old. According to Janeen, Adaline was born with two heart conditions, and they were fully aware of her condition and knew that she would one day need a heart transplant.
Jeneen Deal, a mom-of-12 from Indiana who is a Christian and is related to Vance’s half-siblings through marriage, adopted Adaline from China as a 4-year-old knowing the little girl had two heart conditions, Ebstein’s anomaly and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, that meant she would one day require a transplant.
A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help her by her parents with $60,000 achieved of the $100,000 goal.
A mother is speaking out after she says her 12-year-old daughter was denied a place on the heart transplant list at Cincinnati Children's Hospital because of her vaccination status.
Brayton and Jeneen Deal, who adopted Adaline fromChina, said she was born with two heart… pic.twitter.com/YcxtX7MrCJ
— Erik-Conservative In Cali 𝕏 (@caliucconserv) February 8, 2025