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Elmo gets coronavirus shot, sparks another Muppet feud with Ted Cruz

Left: Elmo (Sesame Street). Right: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). (Mark Mann for The Washington Post; Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Pool) (Mark Mann/FTWP; Jabin Botsford/Pool/Getty Images)
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Young Muppet Elmo proudly got his coronavirus vaccine, weeks after the United States made the shots widely available for children under 5.

The furry red Sesame Street resident, who has been 3½ years old since 1984, acknowledged in his signature falsetto voice that there was “a little pinch, but it was okay.” His Muppet father, Louie, told Elmo, who was wearing a green bandage on his arm, that he was “super-duper” while getting his shot.