Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas took aim at Sesame Street's 'Elmo' after the popular children's show puppet promoted COVID-19 vaccines for children on Twitter.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas took aim at Sesame Street's"Elmo" after the popular children's show puppet promoted COVID-19 vaccines for children on Twitter.
"Elmo" retweeted the original tweet from the Sesame Street page, echoing that his vaccination will benefit his loved ones.Cruz took to Twitter where he said Elmo"aggressively" advocates for vaccinating young children without citing scientific evidence. While the Sesame Street video with Elmo and Louie does not directly offer scientific evidence for the COVID-19 children's vaccine, a voice promotes asking questions about the vaccine and directs viewers to GetVaccineAnswers.org at the end of the video.
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