Sesame Street tackles the vaccination issue. Nails it.
One of your favourite childhood shows just created a segment to the importance of vaccinations, and it’s perfection.
In the video, created by Sesame Street in collaboration with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Daily Dot, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy drops by to talk Elmo through his vaccinations.
The furry red monster confesses he’s a “little nervous” about getting a shot and asks: “Why does Elmo need a vaccination anyway?”
Dr Murthy explains that vaccines protect against germs by helping to make antibodies — the body’s superheroes.
Watch the segment here:
“Do you carry an umbrella when it rains? Do you wear a helmet when you ride a tricycle?,” he asks. “Just like an umbrella protects you from the rain… a vaccine protects you from germs.”
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Elmo concedes that he doesn’t like being sick because then he can’t play outside for his friends. And while he’s scared, he decides to sing a little Taylor Swift to distract himself.
In the end, the Muppet is so busy singing Shake It Off that he doesn’t even notice the jab, and declares: “That was so easy! Why doesn’t everybody get a vaccination?”