Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane creates COVID vaccine PSA

Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane creates COVID vaccine PSA
Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane creates COVID vaccine PSA

A new animated PSA detailing the COVID-19 vaccine shot and why it is important to get one is based on the popular - and famously irreverent - series Family Guy. 

The three-minute video, produced by series creator Seth McFarlane and the show's writers, features beloved characters Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Dr. Hartman and family dog Brian explaining the vaccine and why it is necessary.

The producers collaborated with a team of health experts to 'educate, entertain and encourage the millions of unvaccinated citizens around the globe to feel confident getting vaccinated against COVID-19.'

Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane created a three-minute PSA for the COVID vaccine using his iconic characters

Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane created a three-minute PSA for the COVID vaccine using his iconic characters

Characters Stewie Griffin (left) and Brian (right) were seen explaining the purpose of the vaccine

Characters Stewie Griffin (left) and Brian (right) were seen explaining the purpose of the vaccine

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It begins with the loud-mouthed obese protagonist Peter Griffin in a hospital wondering why he has to get the COVID vaccine and what it is.

'Think of the vaccine as a large ethnic bouncer and COVID as the drunk, entitled white kid yelling, ‘Do you know who my father is?’, the Griffins' incompetent mustached physician, Dr. Hartman, explains.  

Stewie, Peter's big-headed brainy toddler, and the family's talking white Labrador retriever Brian then transport themselves into Peter's body to show the functions of the vaccine and answer general questions about it. 

In true Family Guy-style, the short continues with its typical jokes and gags, but gives solid facts as well. 

Iconic characters Peter Griffin and Dr Hartman were also featured in the PSA

Iconic characters Peter Griffin and Dr Hartman were also featured in the PSA

The information given by Stewie was a result of a collaboration between McFarlane and health professionals

The information given by Stewie was a result of a collaboration between McFarlane and health professionals

 'Vaccines protect us from illnesses by activating our immune response without the danger of actual infection, thereby training the body to fight off the real thing,' Stewie says.

'The vaccine stimulates your immune system to make antibodies against the virus, mimicking what happens when you get COVID, except that you don't get sick with the vaccine.'

Stewie begins by explaining that antibodies created by the vaccine are used to fight against the virus.

'Some of the COVID vaccines work by exposing your immune system to proteins, which resemble the spike protein of the virus but cannot infect you,' Stewie continues,' the character explains.

'The vaccine stimulates your immune system to make antibodies

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