With anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic permeating this holiday season, children may be worried that Santa Claus — right in the target age range for those most susceptible to the virus — may catch it, or give it to others.
As the network over the summer with Stand Up to Racism, CNN collaborated with Sesame Street for The ABCs of COVID-19, a town hall where children can ask questions about celebrating the holidays during the pandemic. One question, asked by 6-year-old Paxton from Illinois, was whether Santa will still be able to visit him or go to anyone else’s house:
In November, the U.S.’s leading virus expert Anthony Fauci assured children that Santa is immune from COVID. Unfortunately, however, no one else is — but Fauci has that taken care of, he said in a CNN appearance on Saturday. Read more…
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