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Santas demand priority swine flu vaccine
US Santas want swine flu vaccine so that sneezing children don't give them an unwelcome present this Christmas.
Ernest Berger, head of Santa America, told NPR radio that the organisation's 200 volunteer Father Christmases want to be given the same priority as school teachers and health care workers for getting the H1N1 vaccine.
The website of Santa America, which visits sick and traumatised children in the Christmas season, instructs the men in red to take no chances.
"As wonderful as it is, be cautious of children burying their faces in your beard for a hug. If this happens, use sanitiser in your beard," the website advises.
"Avoid touching your face, nose, eyes, or mouth. Do not touch children's faces. If you do, immediately sanitise your hands," the site urges.
"Santa should be taking needed vitamins and other doctor approved boosters to keep his immune system at peak performance."
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Posted by Zorro from Noosa Heads, Queensland
26 November 2009 6:15 a.m. | Suggest removal » | Post reply »
Good luck, Santa. You're gunna need it....
Posted by Roses from Glass House Mountains, Queensland
26 November 2009 7:12 a.m. | Suggest removal » | Post reply »
I would take my chances with the Swine before I got injected with Mercury!
Posted by PatriciaPeterse from Riverview, Queensland
26 November 2009 2:51 p.m. | Suggest removal » | Post reply »
Seems to be a reasonable request...and from a public health point of view, responsible.
(I've had a swine flu injection - it's really no big deal...)
Dr Patricia Petersen