Why not eliminate the potential PR crisis and give Santa the H1N1 vaccine? Santa America, a group representing Santa impersonators, is asking the federal government to put Santa on the priority list for getting a swine flu vaccination, similar to healthcare workers or infant caregivers. Also, the group is asking parents not to bring sick children to the mall.Right now unless the people playing Santa or his helpers at local malls and events have a preexisting medical condition that qualify them to get the shot, they are not eligible to receive one. Officials said more groups may be allowed to get the vaccine in the future, but right now vaccine supplies remain limited to certain high-risk groups.
Just think what a public relations nightmare it would be if one of the most popular Santa’s in the Twin Cities, such as the one at Macy’s, Bachman’s or the Mall of America, caught H1N1 and gave it to a child (or many!) Yikes! I’m surprised the actual employers of the Santa's are not supporting the idea more. No matter what I think that those who are going to be Santa this holiday should be put on the H1N1 vaccine priority list. Their job makes them them very acceptable to catching something, especially H1N1 since little people often are carriers. If a Santa caught the disease it would be very dangerous to themselves and to their other little visitors.
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