‘I Vaccinated Santa Claus,’ Fauci Tells Kids

Bill Sandeen, dressed as Santa Claus, waits for the opening of a Santa drive-through selfie station in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. The real Santa was vaccinated by Dr. Anthony Fauci at the North Pole.

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Kids want to know: Is it safe for Santa to stop by this year?

“Will Santa still be able to visit me in coronavirus’s season?” asked 6-year-old Paxton from Geneva, Ill., during a CNN-Sesame Street town hall Saturday. “What if he can’t go to anyone’s house, or near his reindeer?”

Luckily for children everywhere, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist is on the case. “I took care of that for you, because I was worried that you’d all be upset,” Dr. Anthony Fauci responded. “So what I did a little while ago: I took a trip up there to the North Pole, I went there and I vaccinated Santa Claus myself.