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What was claimed

Children's hospitals are vaccinating thousands of kids (18,000+ at one Colorado hospital since 2020, including neurologically vulnerable) while unconscious under anesthesia in a revenue-generating program called 'Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize!'

Our verdict

Needs caution

Multiple sources confirm families receive written information during preoperative communications and staff assess parental interest before administering vaccines. Parental consent is explicitly required. While CHOP reported generating over $60,000 during 2024-2025, the program's primary stated goal is increasing vaccination rates, not revenue generation. The revenue claim requires context that parental consent is obtained.

Combined assessment13 sourcesChecked Oct 23, 2026

Why this verdict

  • Children are vaccinated while unconscious without parental knowledge or consent

    Incorrect
    One assessment reached this conclusion

  • The initiative is a revenue-generating program (implying it was implemented to make money).

    Misleading
    Two assessments reached this conclusion; one differed·Perplexity: Can’t verify

  • The Colorado program was called 'Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize!'

    Misleading
    One assessment reached this conclusion

  • Children's Hospital Colorado vaccinated more than 18,000 children since 2020, including neurologically vulnerable children.

    Verified
    Three assessments reached this conclusion; two differed·ChatGPT: Can’t verify, ChatGPT: Can’t verify

Evidence reviewed

13 sources

Perplexity, Claude and ChatGPT sources are combined here.

x.comthefocalpoints.comx.comx.comjonfleetwood.substack.comimmunizecolorado.orgcdphe.colorado.govchildrenscolorado.orgchildrenscolorado.orgronlitman.substack.com

Individual assessments

Assessment summary

The core practice is supported: Children's Hospital Colorado used the perioperative period to offer influenza vaccination, and a published account reports more than 18,000 vaccinations under deep sedation or general anesthesia since 2020.x.com thefocalpoints.com However, the searched sources do not verify that this was a revenue-generating program named “Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize!” at the Colorado hospital; that name is documented for Philadelphia, while the revenue claim comes from a commentary source.x.com

Claims reviewed

The Colorado program was called 'Close Your Eyes, We'll Immunize!'

Misleading
The available reporting associates that program name with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, not clearly with Children's Hospital Colorado.thefocalpoints.com

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

The program was revenue-generating.

Can’t verify
A commentary reports that a hospital generated more than $60,000 in vaccination revenue, but the available sources do not establish that this figure applies to the Colorado program or that revenue generation was its stated purpose.x.com thefocalpoints.com

Children's Hospital Colorado vaccinated more than 18,000 children since 2020, including neurologically vulnerable children.

Verified
A March 2026 AAP publication is reported as documenting more than 18,000 pediatric patients vaccinated under deep sedation or general anesthesia. The available excerpts also mention children with neurocognitive conditions who cannot tolerate vaccination without sedation.thefocalpoints.com x.com

Assessment summary

  • The claim contains a mix of accurate and misleading elements.
  • The program name and basic practice are real, and the Colorado hospital figure is documented.
  • However, the claim mischaracterizes the program's nature by omitting that parental consent is obtained, and conflates two separate hospitals' programs while implying they are part of one coordinated effort.

Claims reviewed

Children are vaccinated while unconscious without parental knowledge or consent

Incorrect
Multiple sources confirm families receive written information during preoperative communications and staff assess parental interest before administering vaccines. Parental consent is explicitly required. chop.edu childrenshealthdefense.org

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

It is a revenue-generating program

Misleading
While CHOP reported generating over $60,000 during 2024-2025, the program's primary stated goal is increasing vaccination rates, not revenue generation. The revenue claim requires context that parental consent is obtained. sideeffectsmayinclude.substack.com

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

Including neurologically vulnerable children

Verified
The AAP publication specifically notes vaccines are administered 'particularly for children with neurocognitive conditions who are unable to tolerate vaccination without sedation.' jonfleetwood.substack.com

Assessment summary

  • The core program named “Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize” is real and run by CHOP.
  • Some numerical and location-specific claims in the AI response lack verifiable support or are misleading.
  • Key factual points are mixed between well-documented facts and unverified or overstated numbers.

Claims reviewed

The initiative is a revenue-generating program (implying it was implemented to make money).

Misleading
Independent reporting states the initiative delivered thousands of doses and generated over $60,000 in one season, but CHOP frames the effort as public-health and access-focused rather than primarily profit-driven childrenshealthdefense.org chop.edu.

This claim may mislead readers without added context.

One Colorado hospital has vaccinated 18,000+ children under anesthesia since 2020 (including neurologically vulnerable).

Can’t verify
I found no credible source reporting 18,000+ vaccinations at any Colorado hospital since 2020; available reporting documents CHOP (Philadelphia) numbers, not that Colorado figure chop.edu childrenshealthdefense.org.

The program includes vaccinating 'neurologically vulnerable' children.

Can’t verify
CHOP materials describe vaccinating eligible perioperative patients and reaching those with barriers to access, but I found no clear statement specifically identifying vaccination of a population labeled 'neurologically vulnerable'.

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