“Saturday Night Live” had a New Jersey host and musical guest in Nick Jonas, who pulled double duty this week.
But the show also relied on at least one traditional Jersey joke so old it doesn’t need to dial an area code.
The Garden State shoutout arrived during “Weekend Update” Saturday, in a segment about a new COVID-19 vaccine.
“The FDA has authorized a vaccine from New Jersey-based company Johnson & Johnson,” co-host Michael Che said. “Johnson & Johnson will now pair the vaccine with needles from New Jersey’s No. 1 syringe supplier: the beach.”
Vials of the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.AP
Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick. The Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s one-shot vaccine Saturday. Shipments of the vaccine — which, unlike other vaccines, requires just one dose — could begin by Monday.
Of course, the old “needles on the beach” joke is based on actual events. In 1988, beaches at Ortley and Island Beach State Park closed after vials of blood that washed up there tested positive for hepatitis B and AIDS. Tourists stayed well away as hypodermic needles and syringes were found on Jersey beaches.
In 2018, more than a dozen beaches in Monmouth County closed after needles were found. Officials blamed sewage overflows from New York and New Jersey.
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