Out with the grim and in with some joy. NORAD tracks Santa through Maine Thu, 12/24/2020 - 10:45pm
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020
The U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, in collaboration with Canadian tracking teams, are on their game at this very moment,
tracking Santa Claus, as he and his reindeer make their way from the North Pole, and around the globe.
Around 10:50 p.m., Santa made his way through Maine with NORAD confirming his sighting in Brunswick and Augusta as he inched closer to 5.6 billion gifts delivered.
This annual mission has been underway since 1955, when a young child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, believing she was calling Santa Claus after seeing a promotion in a local newspaper.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) The pandemic isn t stopping Santa from making his annual trip around the world.
Every Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) adjusts its satellites to track Santa and help keep him safe on his journey.
Action News caught up with the folks at NORAD to learn a little more about how the magic happens.
Santa has been delivering toys to good little girls and boys for centuries, packing up his sleigh and taking to the sky with his eight, and sometimes nine, reindeer to guide him through the night.
But it wasn t until the 1950 s when he got a little extra assistance from NORAD to make sure he wouldn t run into any trouble.
U.S. officials: Santa on his way, vaccinated and free of quarantine restrictions
The director of Maine s public health department said on Thursday his agency received a lab report from the North Pole confirming that Santa had antibodies and was negative for the virus.
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Dec 24 (Reuters) Santa Claus, vaccinated against COVID-19 and free of quarantine restrictions mere mortals face, was making his annual jaunt across the globe on Christmas Eve and being tracked by the U.S. and Canadian military, officials said on Thursday.
Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, said Santa was vaccinated against COVID-19 and could travel without risk of infection.
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TORONTO Even a pandemic can’t stop Santa Claus from coming to town. The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) is keeping up with its tradition of tracking Santa’s journey around the world as he delivers presents to children on Christmas. Usually, hundreds of volunteers assist with answering phone calls for updates on Santa’s whereabouts, however, the pandemic has forced a smaller team to take on the load. Nonetheless, NORAD says they are prepared for this year and are providing updates through the Santa Tracker app and through the NORAD Tracks Santa website. “NORAD is committed to tracking Santa while keeping our military, their families, and our dedicated call centre volunteers safe,” NORAD said in a news release.