Flu Shot for Santa Flu vaccine requests for Santa Claus
Reported by: Elisabeth Shaffer
Web Producer: Elisabeth Shaffer
Reported: Nov. 18, 2009 11:02 AM EST
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Never mind the steep roofs or shimming down the chimneys....Santa is now worried about catching the swine flu.
The President of a National Volunteer Santa group wants area Santas to be given priority for the swine flu vaccine..and that's not just because they are around children.
Research has suggested obesity could be a risk factor for severe swine flu. About a third of the nation's volunteer santas are at least 100 pounds overweight.
Meanwhile, Santas across the country are taking off their gloves, pulling out the hand sanitizer and taking other precautions to avoid spreading germs.
Service set for W.Va. firefighter March 20, 2010 5:53 PM Services are planned next week for a Kanawha County firefighter who was swept away while attempting a water rescue in Raleigh County.
Outside review of Ohio county child welfare agency March 20, 2010 3:18 PM An independent panel will review the actions of the child welfare agency in Ohio's largest county after the deaths of two children and the near starvation of two others.
Fugitive Files
Wanted: Mar. 16, 2010 You Can Help! Distribution of crack cocaine, failure to register as a sex offender, and failure to appear following meth charges
Behind The Kitchen Door
March 18, 2010 Gibson Family Restaurant, Applebee's, Huntington Food Bank are on the list. Find out who has violations and who gets a big thumbs up!
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