From Sesame Street to Pennsylvania Ave
September 5, 2009
As summer ends and fall begins the time of year known as “flu season” is quickly approaching. With the recent outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as Swine Flu, the U.S. Government is working hard to educate the public. The elderly, ill, and children are especially susceptible to the illness. In an attempt to teach children good hygiene such as sneezing into the bend of their arm and frequently washing hands, the government partnered with famous Sesame Street character, Elmo. The ads were originally aired in May 2009 but they have now been redesigned to promote the government’s flu website, www.flu.gov.
It is anticipated the swine flu will make thousands ill
Especially when we start to feel winter’s cool chill
Elmo’s showing good hygiene
Teaching how to keep hands clean
Poor Miss Piggy, it sounds like she just didn’t fit the bill
Tags: don’t touch eyes and mouth, educate children, Elmo, flu season, H1N1 virus, Sesame Street, sneeze into the bend of your arm, swine flu, U.S. Government, wash hands frequently
Posted on: September 5, 2009
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1 Comment
Sally
September 5th, 2009 at 8:12 am
That’s funny! Poor Miss Piggy–you don’t think she was the cause of all this do you?
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