The half-hour special, airing on CNN and CNN International at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 6, will be titled The ABCs of COVID Vaccines and will be hosted by CNN anchor Erica Hall and CNN Chief Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Of course, some of Sesame Street’s more familiar residents will be featured, too, including Big Bird. In the special, the experts and trusted muppets will answer questions kids have about the COVID-19 vaccine. They’ll also speak about staying healthy through the ongoing pandemic and will provide resources for kids to help them process their feelings about the “unprecedented challenges in their young lives.” After all, it’s not just parents who have been stuck inside for the better part of 18 months — kids also had their routines and lives disrupted, and their feelings about those changes should be honored. Sesame Street has been an important and helpful resource for kids and their parents over the course of the past year or so. The ABCs of COVID Vaccines is another addition to Sesame Workshop’s Caring for Each Other initiative, which provides resources to kids and parents free of charge during the pandemic. Recent specials have included the upcoming one include The ABCs of COVID-19, Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism, and The ABCs of Back to School. Check out The ABCs of COVID Vaccines special, which will air on CNN and CNN International at 8:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, November 6.
