In a campaign likely to infuriate anti-vaccination advocates, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy paid a visit to Sesame Street to allay Elmo’s own concerns over keeping a proper vaccine schedule, in a video produced by the Daily Dot.

“I was worried about getting a shot,” the young monster admits to Murthy. “Why does everyone need a vaccination, anyway?”

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“Let me ask you this: do you carry an umbrella when it rains?” Murthy responded.

“Of course — Elmo likes to stay dry,” the monster confirmed.

“Do you wear a helmet when you ride a tricycle?” Murthy asked.

“Of course — Elmo wants to stay safe,” he replied.

Just like an umbrella and a helmet act as protection, Murthy explained, vaccines protect people from germs. And despite being afraid at first that the shot would hurt, Elmo found that singing a little song helped him get through it.

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“Why doesn’t everybody get a vaccination?” Elmo asked once the process was over.

“That’s a good question, Elmo,” Murthy said. “That’s a good question.”

The video was released alongside a separate 30-second clip as part of a collaboration with Sesame Street and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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“Tell all your friends on Sesame Street to get vaccinated, too,” Murthy tells Elmo.

Watch the Daily Dot’s clip clip, as posted by on Friday, below.