Editing Big Bird (section)

== COVID-19 vaccine and parody Twitter account ==
On November 6, 2021, the character's official Twitter account posted that Big Bird had received a [[COVID-19 vaccine]], in an effort to promote vaccination of children. After [[President Biden|President Joe Biden]] responded in support, U.S. Senator [[Ted Cruz]] criticized Sesame Street for the statement.<ref>{{Cite tweet | first = Ted | last = Cruz| user=tedcruz| number=1457108504498642953 |access-date=2023-07-17 |title = Government propaganda…for your 5 year old!|language=en}}</ref> In response, a parody Twitter account, Big Bird for Senate, (not affiliated with or endorsed by Sesame Workshop) was created portraying Big Bird as a candidate for Cruz's senate seat. The account gained over 100,000 followers in its first week, and numerous other accounts were made casting Sesame Street characters as campaign officials.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senator Big Bird? The Twitter account trolling US Senator Ted Cruz |url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/global/article/3156127/senator-big-bird-twitter-account-trolling-texas-republican |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Young Post|date=November 15, 2021 }}</ref> The original account has since been deleted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senator Big Bird Twitter Account |url=https://twitter.com/senatorbigbird |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>