The Sternal Rub

This episode originally aired on the America Out Loud network on 12/5/2025.

What’s the playbook every year with the flu shot?

1. Oh no, the flu is coming, you’d better get your shot!
2. People who get the flu shot still get sick
3. Experts concede: “oops, it didn’t work again this year”

Two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine have inspired glowing headlines – but what’s hidden in the data?

As might be expected from Pfizer, the devil is in the details.

Hosts Dave, Nicole, and Ashley call attention to a variety of convenient omissions, statistical sleight-of-hand, moving goalposts, and robust efforts to avoid certain data – making a person wonder, how do article$ like thi$ get pa$t editor$ and peer reviewer$?

Show links, references, & resources:

• Human Challenge Trial of a Nucleoside-Modified Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Influenza Vaccine by Lindert et al.
• Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of Modified mRNA Influenza Vaccine by Fitz-Patrick et al.

In this episode of The Sternal Rub, Nurse Nicole, Nurse Ashley, and Nurse David discuss the controversial practice of vaccinating children under anesthesia, exploring safety concerns, informed consent issues, and the importance of parental advocacy.

Keywords

vaccines, children, anesthesia, informed consent, hospital policies, vaccine safety, parental rights, medical ethics

Key topics

Vaccinating children under anesthesia

Informed consent and digital forms

Risks of vaccines during acute illness

Parental rights and minor consent laws

Hospital policies on vaccine administration

Safety concerns with vaccine ingredients

Advocacy and community engagement

Takeaways

Hospitals are considering vaccinating children under anesthesia, raising safety and consent concerns.

Digital consent forms may bypass thorough parental review, risking uninformed decisions.

Vaccinating children during acute illness or under anesthesia can lead to adverse effects and ambiguity in causality.

Parents should request paper consent forms and verify vaccination records to ensure informed decisions.

Community engagement and advocacy are crucial to hold hospitals accountable and protect children's health.

Tens of millions of people are on antidepressant medications. How many of them were warned that these meds can cause permanent sexual dysfunction, even after they are stopped?

In this episode, nurses David, Nicole, and Ashley explore the hidden truths about psychiatric medications, vaccine injuries, and the malicious influence of the medical-industrial complex.