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Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused Elmo and “Sesame Street” of calling on children under the age of five to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday.
According to the show, 3-year-old Elmo vaccinated the camera with the COVID-19 vaccine in a recent episode. A long-standing children’s show tweeted on Tuesday a video of Elmo and his father discussing the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Cruz then replied, requesting to see evidence that the vaccine would help children of such young ages.
“Sesame Street, thank you for saying that your parents are allowed to ask questions! Then you have Elmo actively advocate vaccination of children under the age of five. But you do this I will quote zero scientific evidence about it, “Cruz wrote.
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The Elmo vaccine episode occurred weeks after the FDA and CDC approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of five. Cruz and other Senate and House colleagues sought answers from those organizations at the time, saying there was no scientific evidence that the infant had benefited from the vaccine.
“We are in our third year with COVID-19 and know much more about the virus than in 2020. One of the most important things we know is that this virus is minimal for children. It’s about taking risks, “says Cruz. Statement at that time.
The CDC and FDA approved both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for infants in mid-June.
Pfizer’s regimen requires a child to be vaccinated three times with one-tenth the strength of an adult shot, but Moderna Requires 2 doses With a quarter of the strength of an adult shot.
Pfizer trials have shown that vaccines are effective in prevention COVID-19 infection 28% of the time for children 6 months to 4 years old.
According to The New York Times, a Moderna study found that there was a 51% chance that regimen would prevent infection in children aged 6 months to 2 years, and that it would drop to 37% when children up to 5 years were included. ..
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The CDC states that since the beginning of the pandemic, only 442 children under the age of five have suffered “including coronavirus disease” deaths.