For those wondering how Santa is doing, it seems that despite the COVID hit, the North Pole IT sector has made it possible for him to still outreach to kids of all ages.

Proud to have Santa call into our house to verify if we made the naughty or nice list.

While it’s not perfect or ideal, this Santa interaction is priceless for so many kids out there who are abiding by the strict household restrictions to protect those on Christmas Day.

Glad that everyone in our family is of the same mindset.

Looking forward to a safe happy holiday szn!

@rusnivek

What the….

I think I might need more sleep as I am sure I just quoted a line from Frozen.

But seriously, good time to check in on friends at the front lines of this Coronavirus issue. We all know they have been working hard to keep people safe and hopefully reunite those with family members.

Give them a call on this overcast Saturday afternoon.

Send them a text and see how they are doing.

Most important, be a friend and take the time to listen.

The COVID vaccine rolled out this week across this nation…and lots of frontline healthcare workers are elated to hear that news.

@rusnivek

Proud of our partners in Connecticut for rolling out the first #Coronavirus #COVID vaccine administration at four nursing homes this morning. Starting out in West Hartford!

The first in the nation!!!!!!

Lots of logistical work and coordination in place to continue our fight against COVID19.

The partnerships between local, county, state, tribal, territory, and Federal partners is critical as we vaccinate everyone.

From your favorite PIO…

@rusnivek

Quick tip for all those leaders and PIOs out in the field.

Since we’re all doing more Zoom/Teams/Adobe type interviews, the same principles of framing the shot still apply. News stations still have to apply lettering and appropriate spelling of your name, title, and agency your are representing when you talk which means YOU have to plan and frame your own self in the shot.

If not, things could go askew and your name and title could be covering up your face.

So try your best and pull away from the camera a bit. Get a wider shot which might give your webcam a better focus length and maybe even take some of the glare off of your face.

Not only plan, but practice this technique with your leadership staff as they are gearing up for more virtual interviews as the weather gets worse.

Reporting live from virtual interview land…

@rusnivek

Good to see the COVID Coronavirus vaccine arrive in DuPage County Illinois.

Lots of moving parts in the logistics but glad to see the coordination for our Tier-1a peeps like frontline healthcare workers.

For those wondering, accountability is huge so double watchful eyes check and recheck all those vaccines!

Just a little snippet from DuPage County, Illinois

From your (still deployed) PIO…

@rusnivek

Look – it’s a COVID Coronavirus vaccine to go box!

Feeds 3!

Kidding. KIDDING!

But the pic is real. Just in case you were curious to see what it looks like.

*Wear your mask

*Keep 6ft apart.

*Get a flu shot.

*When available, get vaccinated.

#SleeveUp

Reporting live with your favorite PIO…

@rusnivek

Here we goooooooooooooo!

Well done to our partners in Connecticut on their vaccine rollout program.

Right behind NY’s administration, first set of front line medical workers (1a) will get their first Pfizer vaccines today.

Legit proud of their work!

@rusnivek

Santa Paws I presume?

Pfizer got the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to move ahead with their COVID vaccine distro. Now I got the Sunday jitters as we are rolling out the vaccine tomorrow AM.

Definitely too excited to sleep…so Santa Paws is here to help!

@rusnivek

C’mon now!!!!

Roses are red…

Violets are blue…

You kinda suck at parallel parking.

I know you can park while wearing a mask.

@rusnivek

Where do I request for this Flame thrower drone?

I have so many questions.

Does it come with it’s own T-card?

Is this a clandestine resource?

Hello? Hello?

Dear Santa…

@rusnivek