by Paul Bois
Health authorities in Australia denied a mother her needed heart transplant after she received a medical exemption to forgo the coronavirus vaccine.
Vicki Derderian has relied on ventricular assistance for her weak heart after it failed in 2020. Due to her condition, she received a medical exemption from the coronavirus vaccine to avoid the off-chance she might get myocarditis or pericarditis.
When it came time to receive her desperately needed heart transplant, the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services denied her. Per the New York Post:
Vicki Derderian, from Melbourne, relies on a ventricular assist device to keep her heart functioning after it failed in 2020, and is desperate for a transplant.
She did not receive the vaccine because she is concerned that doing so could increase her risk of heart conditions such as myocarditis or pericarditis which, although rare, can be serious.
Ms. Derderian, a mother of two, expressed her frustration with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services for their stance, which she characterized as “no jab, no heart.”