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A six-year-old from Cork who wrote to Pfizer to ask if they could send Covid vaccines to Santa Claus and his elves received a response from Pfizer at Ringaskiddy and also from the pharmaceutical giant’s US CEO.
Glanmire’s Callum Thornhill wrote the letter in early November after hearing on the radio that a vaccine was in development.
His mother, Paula Linehan, said she didn’t expect an answer and that she has made her son’s Christmas.
“He found out about the vaccine when we were going to school one morning. He said we should write a letter to Pfizer and then he came home that afternoon and wrote it, ”Ms Linehan told the Irish Examiner.
She explained to Callum that the company was too busy developing the vaccine so they wouldn’t have time to respond to him, but assured him that they would get in touch with Santa.
About two weeks after Callum sent the letter, a package arrived addressed to him.
“I had no idea what it was, I was thinking that his dad had asked for something. But it was a return letter from Pfizer [in Ringaskiddy] with a small gift of an art pack. “
This letter thanked Callum for his kind words of encouragement regarding the development of a vaccine.
She also said that all the children were on Santa’s “good guys” list this year as they had sanitized their hands and been very helpful at home.
“They also said thank you for being so considerate and asking about Santa, and told him that they had been in contact with him, the elves and Mrs. Claus, and that they were ready to deliver presents on Christmas Eve as usual and that they were safe. . and good, ”says Ms. Linehan.
Pfizer US CEO Albert Bourla then posted about Callum’s letter on LinkedIn, as well as sending Ms. Linehan a letter by certified mail.
Mr. Bourla thanked Callum, saying that letters from kids like him “remind us why the work we do every day is so important.” – The examiner
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