CHOP uses the time pressures of pediatric surgery to excuse curtailed informed-consent discussions, as one-third of participating families said their children otherwise would have gone unvaccinated.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s May 20, 2026, disclosure reveals plans to expand its program for vaccinating children under anesthesia to include COVID-19 and RSV shots, raising further concerns about vaccine safety, parental informed consent, and the use of surgical procedures to increase vaccination rates.
A May 20, 2026, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) disclosure reveals that the hospital administered 2,054 influenza vaccine doses to children under sedation or anesthesia during the 2025–2026 flu season through a program called “Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize” and is now exploring COVID-19 and other injections during medical procedures.
The hospital admits that approximately one-third of participating families said their children otherwise would have gone unvaccinated.
It also cites limited time before surgery as an obstacle to discussing parental concerns about vaccination.
Which raises questions:
- Why is a hospital using children’s surgical appointments to increase vaccination rates?
- Why are time pressures being offered as an excuse for limiting discussions about vaccine risks?
- Who independently verifies informed consent and monitors adverse reactions when children receive injections under anesthesia?
The hospital’s own disclosures establish a disturbing arrangement.
Children are brought in for medical procedures, their unconsciousness becomes an opportunity for additional injections, and the institution measures success by how many vaccines it administers.
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