Massive Chicken’s seemingly innocuous — and clearly fictional — announcement Saturday that he was vaccinated for Covid-19 brought about a stir on-line, as Republicans like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz accused the yellow anthropomorphic fowl of tweeting “authorities propaganda.”
“I obtained the COVID-19 vaccine immediately! My wing is feeling just a little sore, nevertheless it’ll give my physique an additional protecting enhance that retains me and others wholesome,” the eight-foot two-inch Muppet wrote on Twitter. “Ms. @EricaRHill even mentioned I’ve been getting vaccines since I used to be just a little fowl. I had no concept!”
Whereas Massive Chicken has been on Sesame Avenue for many years, his ageless character is supposed to be six years-old. He solely turned eligible for the vaccine in late October when the FDA introduced it had licensed the Pfizer vaccine for kids between 5 and 11.
The proper-wing rapidly seized on the Muppet’s tweet.
“Authorities propaganda…to your 5 12 months outdated!,” Sen. Cruz tweeted.
“Brainwashing kids who are usually not in danger from COVID. Twisted,” Lisa Boothe of Fox News wrote.
Robbie Starbuck, a Republican working for Congress in Tennessee, joked about Massive Chicken dying from the shot, saying “*7 days later* Massive blood clot Chicken is served!.”
In fact, many have been glad to see Massive Chicken’s tweet, thanking Sesame Avenue for discussing the shot. Folks additionally shared clips from a long time in the past during which the yellow puppet launched to idea of vaccination to the present’s viewers.
“Sesame Avenue” has been discussing Covid-19 all through the pandemic, instructing youngsters about masks, staying wholesome and discussing vaccines.
Little analysis has been carried out about birds getting Covid-19, however the CDC says “chickens and geese don’t appear to turn into contaminated or unfold the an infection based mostly on outcomes from research.”
