18,000+ Kids Injected With Vaccines While Unconscious At Colorado Hospital

A March 2026 publication by The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) confirms that Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) has injected "more than 18,000" pediatric patients under "deep sedation or general anesthesia" who were undergoing surgery or other medical procedures.

The revelation comes after this website reported yesterday that Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has injected 2,054 children with flu vaccines under anesthesia.

The AAP News piece behind a $35 paywall was written by Drs. Caroline A. Pasquariello and Kim M. Strupp, both anesthesiologists.

Their article admits that under anesthesia or sedation, "[a]dditional vaccinations are administered ... particularly for children with neurocognitive conditions who are unable to tolerate vaccination without sedation."

The practice raises serious questions about informed consent and the safety of children being vaccinated while under anesthesia.

Who independently verified the safety of vaccinating children under anesthesia?
What happens when vaccine reactions are mistaken for surgical complications?
And who is accountable if these vulnerable children are harmed?

Multiple peer-reviewed studies address why administering vaccines during or immediately around surgery and anesthesia can create problems, primarily around fever, diagnostic confusion, and immune effects...

literature repeatedly show that vaccine-induced fever and other side effects can be difficult to distinguish from surgical or anesthetic complications.