Syringe Saves Santa

In a year where we have heard a lot of “no,” one recent development had people (children, mostly) across
the world excitedly yelling “yes!”

Santa, who is arguably one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time, had a tough task ahead of him this year. Like all good entrepreneurs, Santa adapted throughout the holiday season, including by hosting gift-giving brainstorming sessions remotely in lieu of his annual mall visits. Even with his adaptations, however, maintaining social distancing and avoiding unnecessary travel would have made Santa’s already challenging task of delivering gifts to children across the world impossible.

As a frontline worker, Santa recently had an unexpected visit to the North Pole from Dr. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Dr. Fauci saved the day, explaining, “I took a trip up there to the North Pole. I went there and I vaccinated Santa Claus myself. I measured his level of immunity, and he is good to go. He can come down the chimney, he can leave the presents, he can leave, and you have nothing to worry about.” 

With the go-ahead to travel (by reindeer, of course), Christmas was saved by Dr. Fauci and a team of scientists. Santa Claus did, in fact, come to town — masked and vaccinated!

Hang in there, entrepreneurs. If your adaptations don’t solve all of your problems, the cure may be just around the corner.