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Surgeon general tells Elmo: Get vaccinated

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Published April 20, 2015 11:04am ET
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Surgeon general tells Elmo: Get vaccinated
Learning to count with Count von Count and singing along to "G, Grover" actually helps keep disadvantaged preschoolers on level footing with other students as they start their education. (AP Photo)  | Julio Cortez

Getting vaccinated will feel only like a pinch, the U.S. surgeon general assured Sesame Street’s “Elmo” character last week.

The California measles outbreak is officially over, but Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urged Elmo to get vaccinated in a video released by the Obama administration Friday.

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