Big Bird Reports He Got His COVID Vaccine World Goes Into Meltdown

Big Bird, the giant, fictional bird Muppet from Sesame Street, tweeted on Saturday that he had received his COVID-19 vaccine — similar to what we saw earlier this year with the Teletubbies vaccination card post.

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

As with seemingly all things vaccine-related, the tweet set off a firestorm of conservative outrage, as several politicians, including the vaccinated Ted Cruz, lobbed insults at the puppet.

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

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 6, 2021

Big Bird is a communist.

— Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) November 7, 2021

Peddling unnecessary pharmaceutical products to children is doubleplus ungood, Comrade Bird.

— Travis Wester (@westerspace) November 7, 2021

Sitting my niece down to tell her Big Bird is trying to kill her pic.twitter.com/U3lgd3CXY8

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 7, 2021

They’re mad at big bird lol pic.twitter.com/S1ToEN5oEc

— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) November 6, 2021

pic.twitter.com/fMf2JJtBDT

— supply in a chainstack (@jesseltaylor) November 6, 2021

While it may seem odd that Big Bird waited this long to get his vaccine, he is canonically 6 years old, and the FDA just approved vaccines for children aged 5-11. Also, as Big Bird pointed out, he has been getting vaccines for much of his life: in 1972, he was vaccinated against measles.

Big Bird gets vaccinated, 1972 pic.twitter.com/M2mdmmjZ0N

— Muppet Wiki (@MuppetWiki) November 6, 2021