{"id":1772438,"date":"2022-12-12T12:32:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772438"},"modified":"2022-12-12T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T17:33:00","slug":"fundraiser-explodes-for-child-after-family-says-duke-denying-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fundraiser-explodes-for-child-after-family-says-duke-denying-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vax\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraiser Explodes For Child After Family Says Duke Denying Kidney Transplant Over COVID Vax"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffundraiser-explodes-for-child-after-family-says-duke-denying-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vax%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1772438&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/kidneyforyulia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraiser<\/a> has exploded online for a child who was reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">denied a kidney transplant<\/a> by Duke University\u2019s children\u2019s hospital, raising nearly $230,000 in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yulia Hicks<\/a>, 14, has a genetic kidney disorder that requires a transplant, but her family says the hospital is refusing to put her on the kidney wait list because she is unvaccinated against COVID. Notably, the family says the girl has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cdc-study-natural-immunity-beats-vax-against-delta-variant\">already recovered from the virus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are overwhelmed by the generosity we have been shown,\u201d Lee and Chrissy Hicks, Yulia\u2019s parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givesendgo.com\/kidneyforyulia\">posted<\/a> in an update to the GiveSendGo fundraiser. \u201cOur God is great! He will not abandon us. \u2026 TO GOD BE THE GLORY!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina family said in an update posted on Thursday that they have retained a lawyer to help fight the hospital, adding that they are \u201cpraying we can change the policy for others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe increased the amount we are trying to raise because we know we will have legal fees, and we don\u2019t know the extent of our bills for travel, etc. as we will likely be going out of state for transplant,\u201d Lee and Chrissy said. The goal for the fundraiser is now set at half a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The GiveSendGo account called Duke\u2019s alleged move to deny Yulia the kidney transplant a \u201chorrible injustice,\u201d noting that the girl\u2019s family now \u201cmust pay for out-of-state travel and lodging expenses for not only Yulia and her mother, but also her potential donor!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">\u201cThe transplant process is not easy nor quick,\u201d the post continued. \u201cBetween the numerous pre-surgery tests, the procedure itself, recovery and the years of regular appointments, the whole endeavor is now financially IMPOSSIBLE for the large Hicks family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yulia was adopted into the Hicks family from Ukraine in January 2021. \u201cShe fit in right away with Lee and Chrissy\u2019s 10 other children, 2 of which are also adopted,\u201d the fundraiser said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported last week that an alleged recorded phone call, <a href=\"https:\/\/alexberenson.substack.com\/p\/duke-university-surgeons-are-refusing\">obtained<\/a> by journalist Alex Berenson, revealed a Duke health official telling the Hicks family that Yulia must get vaccinated against COVID before she can become a candidate for the kidney transplant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t require you to do anything. I can recommend these things, but if you don\u2019t follow our recommendations, then Yulia can\u2019t be a transplant candidate here,\u201d the Duke Health kidney specialist reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing unvaccinated to the CDC recommended vaccinations based on her age is part of that,\u201d the kidney specialist allegedly added.<\/p>\n<p>Her family says Yulia has already contracted COVID and recovered, but doctors told them Yulia\u2019s natural immunity was not enough, according to the recorded call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe virus has continued to mutate and so the natural immunity is not as good as if you had natural immunity plus vaccination,\u201d one doctor said in the call.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tucker Carlson speaks with a mother whose daughter was denied a kidney transplant by Duke University Hospital because she hadn\u2019t been vaccinated against Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UQrv0UQAxz\">https:\/\/t.co\/UQrv0UQAxz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gNzIycs8WU\">pic.twitter.com\/gNzIycs8WU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPostMillennial\/status\/1601392115505717248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A representative for Duke Health told The Daily Wire last week they would check on the situation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/duke-university-hospital-denied-14-year-old-girl-kidney-transplant-over-covid-vaccine-family-says\">Duke Children\u2019s Hospital Denied 14-Year-Old Girl Kidney Transplant Over Covid Vaccine, Family\u00a0Says<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fundraiser has exploded online for a child who was reportedly denied a kidney transplant by Duke University\u2019s children\u2019s hospital, raising nearly $230,000 in a matter of days. 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