Unbelievable This Aired On CBS 20 Years Ago

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It’s amazing how history repeats itself, especially when there’s money, power, and control involved. Nearly 20 years ago, CBS aired a shocking report on the flu shot, revealing that despite a massive increase in flu shot uptake among seniors—from 15% to 65%—flu deaths kept going up. This wasn’t some fringe theory or speculation. NIH scientists were devastated when they realized that, no matter how they crunched the numbers, the flu shot wasn’t reducing deaths among the elderly. They even looked at other countries—Australia, France, Canada, the UK—and found the same disappointing results.

Now, if science worked the way it’s supposed to, you’d think they would have taken a step back, asked tough questions, and adjusted their strategy. But that’s not what happened. Instead, the CDC doubled down. Rather than admit failure, they pivoted to a new strategy—injecting kids to “protect grandma.” If the flu shot wasn’t actually helping the elderly, their solution wasn’t to rethink their approach—it was to start vaccinating children, who were at little to no risk, in hopes of creating some indirect benefit for seniors.

Sound familiar?

If this sounds exactly like what happened during COVID, that’s because it is. When it became obvious that the COVID vaccine didn’t stop transmission, rather than admit they oversold its effectiveness, they pushed the same "protect grandma" guilt campaign they did decades earlier. Suddenly, kids—who were at virtually no risk from COVID—had to get vaccinated to protect the elderly. The same playbook, the same manipulative messaging, just with a different virus and a much bigger price tag.

And let’s not forget, the COVID vaccine was rushed out in record time, with zero long-term safety data, and backed by an unprecedented level of government coercion. They mandated it, threatened jobs over it, used taxpayer money to push endless advertising campaigns, and silenced anyone who dared question it. Meanwhile, Pfizer, Moderna, and the rest of Big Pharma raked in billions.

But if they knew 20 years ago that this approach didn’t work with flu shots, why did they double down on the same flawed logic with COVID? At some point, we have to stop pretending these are just “mistakes” and start acknowledging what’s really going on.

This was never just about public health. It was about control, power, and profit.

What they did with COVID was a masterclass in propaganda. They knew that if they could convince people to accept forced medical interventions under the guise of “the greater good”, they could push the boundaries even further in the future. And they weren’t about to let pesky things like actual data, scientific skepticism, or personal freedom get in the way of that agenda.

The flu shot debacle from 20 years ago should have been a wakeup call. It should have made people realize that public health officials don’t always know what they’re doing—and sometimes, they outright lie to cover their failures. Instead, it was memory-holed, and the same failed strategy was rolled out on a global scale with COVID.

And (as a little bonus) speaking of blasts from the past that are extremely revealing, you’re not gonna want to miss this video. A whole 30 years ago, Roger Ailes interviewed Trump, and let’s just say Trump hasn’t changed one bit, in the best way possible. Enjoy the short interview.