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CHICAGO (AFP) - As the pandemic rages, children s visits with Santa Claus are going virtual - to protect both them and the men in high-risk groups who dress up as old St Nick. I m not fooling around with the pandemic, said Mr Joe Harkins, an 87-year-old Santa from Jersey City, New Jersey. I m not going to risk my life for any family or public events. It s just too risky.
Mr Harkins, like many of his brothers-in-red, as many Santas refer to each other, has taken his winter gig online, opting to swap in-person visits for virtual ones.
He has even gone so far as to start a company called Santa Encounters, where prospective Santas can sign up to make personalised videos for children.
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