Santa Claus was supposed to be one of the first to get the COVID vaccine. Seriously
Officials in the US planned to promote a Covid-19 vaccine by giving early shots to an unusual set of key workers: Father Christmas and his elves. Read More
Health Agency Scraps Ad Campaign That Promised Santa Claus Performers Early COVID-19 Vaccine
Santa Claus is coming to town… with supposed early access to the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump administration official Michael Caputo wanted performers who portray Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and elves to lend their talents to a coronavirus-related ad campaign meant to promote the benefits of the eventual vaccine. In return, […]
Trump appointee floated plan to move Santa impersonators to the front of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine: report
The Wall Street Journal has uncovered information that one of President Donald J. Trump’s HHS assistant secretaries, Michael Caputo, was plotting to deliver a super secret COVID-19 vaccine to Santa Claus performers – including Mrs. Claus and the elves – before the general public. The proposed $250 million campaign would have included performers agreeing to promote […]
Santa actors were offered early vaccine as part of scrapped federal PSA campaign: HHS
Federal health officials in a scrapped $250 million promotional campaign offered professional Santa Claus actors early access to a vaccine in exchange for participating in pro-vaccine public service announcements.