Recently President Trump called the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, requiring 72 doses, far more than any other country in the world, “ridiculous.” He directed the HHS to immediately fast-track a comprehensive review of childhood vaccine schedules. This inspired me to look into the CDC’s recommendations for older adults on Medicare. What I found, although not equally excessive as the childhood schedule, was growing and disturbing.
The Medical Mafia didn’t stop with turning babies and school children into lifelong vaccine customers at their childhood “wellness” visits. That cash cow wasn’t enough to quench their greed. Now they’ve set sights on your grandparents through their Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. In this opinion series, I’m going to lay out the vaccines currently recommended for everyone over 65 and ask the simple question most doctors won’t: Do all the CDC recommendations make sense for the average senior, or are they just another way to funnel billions more to the medical mafia?
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This is personal opinion and commentary only – not medical advice. And a reminder for the comments: I’m firmly against “mandatory” vaccination. Individuals should always have the freedom to make “informed” choices about their own health.
To be clear, not every physician has historically emphasized all ACIP-recommended vaccines for older adults. However, since 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act has provided stronger incentives for providers to recommend them, as Medicare Part D now covers these vaccines at no cost to beneficiaries (eliminating deductibles and copayments). This change has contributed to significantly higher uptake rates among seniors.
Here’s the current list of shots on the CDC website for those over 65: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/by-age/index.html
- COVID-19: 2 doses of the 2024-2025 updated vaccine, spaced 6 months apart (regardless of prior history, with exceptions for recent infection or immunocompromise). Annual updates may be advised.
- Influenza (Flu): Annual dose; prefer high-dose or adjuvanted versions for better immune response in those 65+.
- Pneumococcal (Pneumonia): 1-2 doses (e.g., PCV20 or PCV15 + PPSV23); routine for all 65+.
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Single dose; routine for all 75+, or 60-74 if high-risk (e.g., heart/lung conditions, nursing home).
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster): 2-dose series (Shingrix), 2-6 months apart; for all 50+.
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap/Td): 1 Tdap dose if not prior, then Td/Tdap booster every 10 years.
- Hepatitis B: 2-3 dose series; routine if unvaccinated and 19-59, or 60+ with risk factors (e.g., diabetes, liver disease, healthcare work).
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR): 1-2 doses if born 1957+ and no evidence of immunity (e.g., outbreaks or travel.)
Hepatitis B Vaccination:
When my mother grew older and frail I became her primary caregiver. In her final years I accompanied her on countless emergency room visits. Almost every time, without fail, the staff would try to pressure her into getting the hepatitis B vaccine. My mom had been faithfully married to my dad for sixty years and was a devoted Christian. My father had already passed away. I was her protector, her voice and her advocate. Whenever a nurse or doctor brought up the hepatitis B vaccine, I’d turn to my mom in front of them and calmly ask:
“Mom, are you having sex with multiple partners?”
“Are you injecting drugs and sharing needles?”
“Are you regularly exposed to blood, like a surgeon or a paramedic?
“She would look at me, bewildered, and answer a quiet but firm “No” to each question. Then I’d turn back to the staff and say, “Well, it sounds like my mother doesn’t need the hepatitis B vaccine.” That usually ended the conversation. But here’s what keeps me up at night: how many elderly people sit in those exam rooms alone? How many of them have no one to speak up when they’re being urged to get vaccines that make no sense for their actual risk profile?
Pneumococcal Vaccine:
The CDC recommendations for the Pneumococcal vaccine age 50+:
- If never vaccinated: Get 1 dose of PCV20 or PCV21 (preferred) or PCV15 followed by PPSV23.
- If previously vaccinated: Discuss with your provider – options include PCV20/PCV21 if it’s been 5+ years since last dose and history involves PCV13/PPSV23.
The number after “PCV” tells you how many different serotypes (strains) of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus bacterium) that particular vaccine has. For instance, in the PVC23 there are twenty-three strains of pneumococcus bacterium.
To me the Hepatitis B shot was obviously dangerous and unnecessary for my Mom. I learned about the Hepatitis B vaccine when I fought its implementation back in the 90’s for schoolchildren when I served on the Colorado State Board of Education. But, when my Mom’s doctor pushed the pneumonia shot, I did not have the knowledge that I have today on how truly dangerous the pneumococcal vaccine can be for vulnerable seniors. At the time I was scared for my Mom because she had already battled pneumonia once before, and I desperately didn’t want her to get it again. So, I didn’t intervene. She got the shot, and less than two months later, she died from pneumonia – the very disease the vaccine was supposed to prevent. Hindsight is twenty-twenty. Presently, I know from numerous studies that this vaccine doesn’t just fail to protect; it can make things worse.
A massive study in Catalonia involving over two million middle-aged and older adults found that people who got the PCV13 pneumonia vaccine actually faced a higher risk of all – cause pneumonia, more hospitalizations and even increased death rates from both pneumococcal and other types of pneumonia – especially in the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.
Children’s Health Defense (CHD) points out that the vaccine might disrupt the natural bacteria in the sinuses and lungs, opening the door to infections it doesn’t even target. And get this: the vaccine’s own package insert lists pneumonia as a reported side effect in post-marketing surveillance, meaning real-world reports show it causing the exact illness it’s meant to stop. It’s a cruel irony, and in my Mom’s case, a death sentence. I failed her with my lack of knowledge and still regret it. I miss her every day. So please, learn from my heartbreaking experience. Don’t let the fear tactics win. Research the risks, demand real answers from your doctors and be the fierce advocate your loved ones deserve. [1] [2]
RSV Vaccine:
And don’t think they’re done with the elderly once the pneumonia jab is in the arm. They’re now aggressively pushing the brand new RSV shots on everyone 60 and older, especially 75+. Big Pharma has many commercials. One Pfizer commercial says, Laughter is contagious: So is RSV.
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/fd7u/pfizer-inc-laughter-is-contagious-so-is-rsv
What they don’t tell Grandma in her “free” wellness visit is that these shots come with some of the ugliest safety danger signals we’ve seen in years. Children’s Health Defense has been sounding the alarm: the RSV vaccines given to seniors (GSK’s Arexvy and Pfizer’s Abrysvo) triggered nearly 200 red-flag safety signals in post-marketing data with severe reactions like Guillain-Barré syndrome, dangerous blood clots, heart inflammation and neurological disorders. One peer-reviewed VAERS analysis showed seniors were hitting disproportionate rates of thrombosis and stroke-like events. Even more chilling, the same shots caused a spike in hypertensive crises and preterm births when tested in pregnant women, proving these vaccines can throw the immune system into chaos. Yet Medicare is paying doctors extra to get these into as many elderly arms as possible. Many frail seniors already struggling with weak hearts, lungs or immune systems are the exact people who can least tolerate that kind of immune jolt. These aren’t gentle “senior-friendly” vaccines. They’re the same experimental platform rushed through for children, and now they’ve set their sights on the most vulnerable among us.[3]
Recently, while my husband and I were shopping at Publix, a pharmacy representative approached him (as I was down another aisle) and persistently tried to persuade him to get RSV vaccine right then and there. He declined, and when she pressed further about why he needed it, he mentioned he hadn’t gotten the COVID vaccine either. She abruptly walked away. Moments later, she approached me and attempted the same pitch. I shared that that I do not trust vaccines and that my mother died from pneumonia shortly after receiving the pneumonia vaccine. She quickly ended the conversation and left. It makes me wonder: How many vulnerable elderly shoppers did she convince that day? It’s frustrating – you can’t even grocery shop or turn on the TV anymore without being bombarded by relentless vaccine promotion.
Annual Flu Shot
And if the pneumonia and RSV shots aren’t enough to worry about, let’s talk about the annual flu vaccine that’s shoved at every senior during those Medicare “Wellness” visits. They’re pushed as a “must” for folks 65 and up. These shots, especially the high-dose versions preferred for the elderly, don’t just fall short – they can backfire in the worst ways. Studies show that repeated flu vaccinations over the years can actually double the risk of getting the flu in older age, thanks to a mismatch between the temporary antibody boost from the shot and the longer-lasting protection from natural infection. For vulnerable seniors whose immune systems are already fraying, it disrupts natural defenses, leading to higher hospitalization risks and even more severe illness if breakthrough flu hits. VAERS data is riddled with reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome, heart inflammation and neurological hits in older adults post-shot, all while the vaccine’s effectiveness is minimal to nil.
Merry Christmas! (the irony of the picture – taken at a local Walgreens by my husband)
I was shocked to find many commercials pushing the annual Flu vaccine, RSV vaccine and the Covid Bioweapon Shot presently on the Health and Human Services official website. Maybe RFK Jr. is unaware because he has consistently spoken out against direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising, including TV commercials for prescription drugs and vaccines. It’s an uphill battle for RFK because the Medical Mafia is deeply entrenched in the government agencies.
The HHS have a special web page set up that says:
Want to use our campaign ads?
The ads below were developed for the Risk Less. Do More. campaign to raise awareness of respiratory viruses and promote the benefits of getting this season’s flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines. They include video, social and digital assets with messages tailored to priority audiences.
You can use these ads at no cost to support your own efforts to promote flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines in your community.
See for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viSLSY4UA4A
Funding comes from federal taxpayer dollars through HHS’s budget for public health education campaigns. The campaign includes paid advertising (TV, radio, print, social media, digital and out-of-home) funded by the government, as confirmed in official announcements.
The HHS is very involved in tracking and scoring how effective commercials are in their promotion of vaccines.
https://www.ispot.tv/brands/Id7/us-department-of-health-and-human-services
Covid-19 Bioweapon mRNA Shot and Boosters
If you don’t know about the side effects of the Covid-19 shot by now you probably have just returned from a 5-year trip to the Antarctic where you were isolated from all outside communication. Two doses of the deadly Covid mRNA bioweapon shot six months apart are recommended for the elderly at their yearly Medicare Wellness visits. Are they trying to kill us again?
Just in case you were in Antarctica here is some BREAKING News: Former CDC Director Calls for Market Removal of COVID-19 mRNA “Vaccines”
Shingles
Shingles can be absolutely devastating. My friend had it. I’ve seen it up close. Years ago when I was fighting against the Colorado Department of Health’s push to add the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine to the mandatory school schedule, a physician pulled me aside and laid out exactly what was coming. He said:
“Once everyone gets chickenpox as a child, they develop lifelong immunity. That immunity naturally starts to fade as we age; but throughout our lives we keep running into kids with active chickenpox. Those little exposures act like free, natural booster shots that keep shingles at bay. Shingles is just the chickenpox virus waking up again in adulthood.” Then he looked me in the eye and said,
“Patti, mark my words: the day we vaccinate all the children against chickenpox and those wild-virus exposures disappear, we’re going to see a massive surge in shingles cases among adults. And you watch – the drug companies already have a shingles vaccine waiting in the wings because they knew what would happen. They’ll make a fortune now with two vaccines, one for schoolchildren and one for adults.”
He was 100% right. The chickenpox vaccine rolled out, childhood cases plummeted, natural boosting vanished and exactly as predicted, shingles exploded in older adults. Suddenly seniors became a billion-dollar “customer base” for the new shingles vaccines. That doctor called it decades ago. And every new shingles vaccine campaign is proof he was telling the truth.
I personally will not get that shot ever because it was developed using the murdered unborn. I believe that God will not bless any vaccine or medicine made from the killing of babies. (not that I plan on getting ANY vaccines ever)
To learn how they make the vaccines from aborted babies read:
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2025/01/25/where-is-the-outcry/
For a list of vaccines developed or cultured using aborted baby cell lines go to: https://cogforlife.org/need-proof/
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) and Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap/Td):
To keep this article from getting too long, do your own research on these vaccine combo shots. My short summary:
Manufacturers discontinued production of the individual vaccines years ago (Merck stopped its monovalent versions around 2009).
Individual vaccines were stopped for MMR and DPT because it improved vaccination compliance and coverage rates. This leaves no options or choices. If you only want one vaccine, tough luck, you have to take the other two with it.
The stand-alone tetanus vaccine was discontinued in 2020, and all tetanus boosters are now administered as part of combination vaccines. The current standard is to receive either the Tdap vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, or the Td vaccine, which protects against tetanus and diphtheria. Tetanus is a scary and deadly disease. Every time I am in an emergency room I am asked if I am up on my tetanus boosters. I had a tetanus shot after falling into a pile of manure and scraping my knee open in the process when I was coming down from a glacier in Norway over forty years ago. So, I reply yes, I am up on my booster.
A recent paper published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggested that tetanus and diphtheria booster vaccines are not necessary for adults who have completed their childhood vaccination series. [4] I repeat, I am not a doctor and just giving my opinion. My emphasis is that vaccines should not be mandatory but an “informed” choice for you alone to make.
Both of my parents lived into their eighties, and my husband’s parents reached their nineties. My father received only two vaccines in his entire lifetime: smallpox and polio. My mother had the same until late in life, when she was given the pneumonia vaccine. I’m not sure about my husband’s parents, but given they were from the same generation, I strongly suspect they also avoided the heavy vaccine schedule that today’s Medicare recipients are urged to follow under current CDC recommendations. When I was growing up, my parents taught me – and truly believed – that you only went to the doctor if you were seriously ill or had a significant injury, like a broken bone. There was no such thing as routine “well-child” checkups or the annual “Medicare wellness visits” we see pushed today.
Vaccine Ingredients
This commentary wouldn’t be complete without listing the common vaccine ingredients that can play havoc with our health, especially when we’re over 65 and our bodies are less able to handle them.
- Aluminum (in Hep B, pneumococcal, DTaP): Used to rev up the immune system but it builds up in the brain and has been linked to Alzheimer’s and dementia. [5]
- Adjuvants like aluminum can make the immune system go haywire, attacking our own body instead of just the germ. The Hep B shot, for example, has been tied to triggering lupus and other autoimmune diseases.[6] [7]
- Formaldehyde (in some flu and shingles shots): A known carcinogen left over from manufacturing.
- Thimerosal (mercury) (still in many multi-dose flu shots): A neurotoxin that can cross into the brain.
- Polysorbate 80 (in shingles and some others): Can punch holes in the gut lining and cause allergic reactions.
- Human fetal DNA fragments (in shingles, chickenpox, and some others): Tiny pieces of aborted fetal cell DNA show up in the final vaccine. Studies have found these fragments get taken up by our own cells and may raise risks of autoimmunity and genetic damage. A Pub med study concluded with this statement:
Vaccines manufactured in human fetal cell lines contain unacceptably high levels of fetal DNA fragment contaminants. The human genome naturally contains regions that are susceptible to double strand break formation and DNA insertional mutagenesis. [8]
These aren’t rare additives. They are in many of the shots being pushed on Medicare seniors every year.
Statins (not a vaccine but worthy of mentioning in this commentary because they are pushed at Medicare Wellness visits)
Two years ago a doctor showed me a 20-year study that tracked thousands of adults and found the same number of heart attacks in people with high cholesterol as in those with the supposedly “healthy” low levels. He explained that as we age, we actually need higher cholesterol for brain function, hormone production and overall resilience. He explained that the real driver of hardened arteries isn’t cholesterol; it’s sugar and chronic inflammation. Meanwhile, statins are pushed harder than ever, despite their serious risks: muscle breakdown, liver damage, memory loss and higher diabetes rates.
In 2001 the US National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) revised the definition of high Cholesterol by lowering the safe level for LDL numbers. Overnight millions more people became eligible for cholesterol lowering drugs. Eight of the nine NCEP panel members had direct ties to the statin drug manufacturers. In 2004, an update to the guidelines recommended even lower optional LDL targets, further expanding eligibility for intensive statin therapy.
In November 2013, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released new guidelines moving away from a single cholesterol number and used a calculator to assess cardiovascular disease (CVD). At risk for CVD was based on several factors such as age, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, lack of exercise, overweight etc. Again, overnight 12.8 million Americans were labelled at risk, mostly older people with no CVD. Four out of five calculators were overestimating the risks by up to 115%. This has been referred to as the “Statinisation” of the public.
Pfizer’s Lipitor is the most profitable drug in the history of medicine. Globally, statins are the most widely prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs.
What started as a profit-driven redefinition of “normal” has become one of the biggest medical over-prescriptions of our time.
The most chilling part was when my doctor revealed that if one of his Medicare patients shows even slightly elevated cholesterol on the chart, he is forced to prescribe a statin or Medicare will refuse to pay for that patient’s care. It’s not medicine anymore; it’s coercion dressed up as “quality standards” so Big Pharma can profit even more.
Here is a good YouTube revealing the truth about Statins. Copy and save it so you can watch it later: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzTjPuikhQE
I found some of the comments interesting:
- My mother was on Statins; her dose was increased. She’s elderly. Her memory got progressively worse. “Dementia is normal” “Memory loss is normal” etc etc. She was about to be put in an assisted living facility. She couldn’t remember the basics. I read about Statins and memory, and the fact that cholesterol is an essential building block in memory. I stopped her Statin medication. Her memory returned completely in 8 days. It was a miracle. NO STATINS
- My dad was a scientist working in a lab, working on the connection between high cholesterol & heart disease, about 40 years ago… he said that there was never a connection & every time he reported it, it was swept under the rug by his superiors. He retired as Head of men’s health department at Pfizer 10 years ago
- I was a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist in the USA. I had to retire early when I realized that allopathic medical doctors had become to a great degree simply pawns to push pharmaceuticals to end users for the benefit of pharmaceutical companies. About half of the disease burden in the USA is due to lifestyle choices and can be ameliorated by lifestyle changes. Pharmaceuticals like statins are inferior to diet changes but your family doctor does not know this because he or she is not taught this in medical school and this approach is suppressed in the medical literature.
- I have had many doctors insist on my taking statins. Before I knew better, I took Lipitor on one doctor’s insistence. It crippled me–I could barely walk. Never again. I later went on keto.
- Read more comments on the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzTjPuikhQE
How it all goes down with Medicare
Vaccines are discussed and recommended as part of Medicare’s preventive visit program, specifically the “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit (a one-time benefit in your first year of Part B coverage) and the annual “Wellness” visit (yearly after the first 12 months). Both are covered at no cost under Medicare Part B and they include reviewing your immunization history and creating a personalized plan that highlights these vaccines explaining to the patient that they will help avoid serious illnesses.
Some (not all) doctors have even told their patients that they must get the shots in order to stay on Medicare, which at this point is a lie and not specifically stated as a “requirement” for Medicare coverage. The reason some doctors do this is because their bosses at the HMO or big medical group get fat bonuses for hitting high vaccination targets. Both fear of getting a disease and fear of losing Medicare are effective methods to get more patients vaccinated and subsequently receive the bonuses.
Where Does the Bonus money for high vax rates come from?
The bonus money comes from our Medicare premiums and our tax dollars. Yep, their using our own money that we were forced to pay into the system during our working years . The government scoops that cash out of the Medicare pot we all paid into and hands it to doctors and HMOs as “quality bonuses” for jabbing as many seniors as possible. Meanwhile, the same CDC and FDA insiders who write the vaccine rules often hold the patents on those shots or have direct ties to Big Pharma. Every time your mom gets another dose, they pocket personal royalty checks (sometimes millions) on top of their government salary. So, it’s the medical mafia using our own money to pay doctors to push more shots while the same insiders cash in twice: once from the tax-funded bonuses and again from the royalties every time the needle goes in. That’s the ugly truth. Our tax dollars and Medicare money aren’t protecting Grandma; they’re lining the pockets of the very people pressuring her to roll up her sleeve.
This isn’t healthcare. It’s a greedy business model dressed up as compassion.
Every “free” Medicare wellness visit has become a hunting ground where frail seniors are told they need these shots to stay healthy. Yet these shots can weaken, sicken or even kill the very people they claim to protect, all while the HMO, the doctor’s group and Big Pharma collect their bonuses and rebates.
Be the voice your parents or grandparents no longer have the strength to use. Ask the hard questions, demand the package inserts, refuse the pressure and remember: the moment you walk into that exam room, you’re not just a loving son or daughter; you’re the last line of defense between a vulnerable elder and a machine that profits most when they’re scared, compliant and silent. Fight for them.
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.