3 chapters across the catalog
PBS Sid the Science Kid, Super Duper Antibodies Game
The PBS Kids website features a game titled "Super Duper Antibodies" on the "Sid the Science Kid" page. The game depicts the character Sid being injected with a large hypodermic needle to fight "evil virus thingies." The hosts characterize this as early-childhood propaganda designed to normalize medical injections and heroin-like imagery for young children.
Sid the Science Kid Swine Flu Vaccination Song
A clip from the PBS program "Sid the Science Kid" features a song encouraging children to get vaccinated for the swine flu. The hosts highlight a specific audio anomaly in the background of the song that sounds like "evil scientist" laughter, suggesting it may inadvertently frighten the target audience of young children.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are using an animated episode of "Sid the Science Kid" to promote H1N1 vaccinations to children. The hosts play a song from the White House website that encourages kids to "get the shot" even if it hurts. They express concern over the aggressive marketing of vaccines as the primary future revenue stream for big pharmaceutical companies.
