Virtual Santa visits replace trips to the mall
November 29, 2022
Kids and their parents can skip waiting in long lines to meet Santa at the mall. Dozens of websites now offer virtual visits with St. Nick via Zoom and other video chat apps. Virtual visits, which gained in popularity during the pandemic, have remained so as consumers deal with outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu and new variants of COVID-19.
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