Ted Cruz leads right-wing attack on Big Bird for promoting ‘propaganda’ after the Sesame Street character got the COVID-19 vaccine – By Alia Shoaib (Business Insider) / Nov 7 2021
- Sesame Street’s Big Bird tweeted that it had got the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Right-wingers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, criticized the character for promoting “propaganda” to children.
- Sesame Street’s campaign comes after the COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for children aged 5-11.
Sen. Ted Cruz and other right-wingers criticized Sesame Street’s Big Bird after the character’s Twitter account said it had got the vaccine.
“I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it’ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy,” the account under Big Bird’s name wrote on Twitter, which has 217,000 followers.
I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it'll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy.
Ms. @EricaRHill even said I’ve been getting vaccines since I was a little bird. I had no idea!
— Big Bird (@BigBird) November 6, 2021
“Ms. @EricaRHill even said I’ve been getting vaccines since I was a little bird. I had no idea!” Big Bird said, referring to CNN journalist Erica Hill.
