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Santa Shortage: Company Says ‘Vast Majority’ of Its 335 Santas Who Died Over Last Year Were COVID-RelatCompanies such as Hire Santa, which is
based in Fort Worth, Texas, have been unable to meet demand because the
number of trained Santas has dramatically reduced from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"There's a huge demand," said Hire Santa founder and head elf Mitch
Allen. "We've been sold out on weekends for over a month, which is
unusual. Usually, we get sold out after Thanksgiving." He added that one
of the main reasons for the shortage could be COVID-19 concerns,
especially with the arrival of the Omicron variant. As a result of the shortage, some retailers have been forced to ask Santas to limit their
hours or work substantially more hours.

Allen told Yahoo! that Hire Santa also “lost a tremendous number of
Santas over the last 18 months.” He said that at least 335 of the Santas
the company have hired in the past died in 2021, and COVID-19 was the
leading cause of death. "As you can imagine, our Santa Claus
entertainers are susceptible to a negative outcome if they catch
COVID-19," he added, stressing that the majority of the company's Santas
are older and possibly overweight men.

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