Ted Cruz Blasts ‘Big Bird’ COVID Vaccine Tweet As ‘Government Propaganda’

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — United States Senator Ted Cruz-R, TX called a Tweet — sent retired by Big Bird from Sesame Street’s this past play — “Government propaganda for your 5-year-old.”

On November 6, the @BigBird Twitter relationship sent retired the messages advocating for COVID-19 vaccine’s for children. “I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My helping is feeling a small sore, but it’ll springiness my assemblage an other protective boost that keeps maine and others healthy,” work the tweet.

I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My helping is feeling a small sore, but it'll springiness my assemblage an other protective boost that keeps maine and others healthy.

Ms. @EricaRHill adjacent said I’ve been getting vaccines since I was a small bird. I had nary idea!

— Big Bird (@BigBird) November 6, 2021

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Later that aforesaid evening, Cruz posted the pursuing tweet.

Government propaganda…for your 5 twelvemonth old! https://t.co/lKUlomnpq1

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 6, 2021

The speech came little than a week aft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine for children ages 5-11 connected November 2.

According to CBS News, campaigns to promote radical get important vaccinations are not new. In fact, successful 1956, Elvis Presley encouraged young Americans to get the polio vaccine by getting his changeable earlier the press, up of an quality “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

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Big Bird has encouraged radical to get important vaccines earlier arsenic well. In 1972, the quality took portion successful a “Don’t wait, vaccinate” segment, encouraging radical to get the measles vaccine.

President Biden besides reacted to the @BigBird tweet connected Twitter arsenic well. “Good connected ya, @BigBird. Getting vaccinated is the champion mode to support your full vicinity safe.”

Good connected ya, @BigBird. Getting vaccinated is the champion mode to support your full vicinity safe.

— President Biden (@POTUS) November 8, 2021

On Sunday, Cruz tweeted an animated representation of a Big Bird look-alike kicking down a doorway on with the comment, “Big Bird coming to vaccinate your kids.”

Big Bird coming implicit to vaccinate your kids. pic.twitter.com/LQODCO3GKg

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 7, 2021

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Big Bird nor Sesame Street person responded to Cruz’s tweets.