SNL Makes Light of Baby Boomers Getting Their Vaccines. Still Funny or Just Ironic?

Did you laugh at Saturday Night Live's skit called "Boomers Got the Vax"? And is it still funny now that we're dealing with Omicron or just ironic?

Editor's Note: At the end of every year, we look at the most read stories over the previous 12 months. This story, published in late May, is the third most-read. It's strange to read this story about older people getting their vaccinations first now--since the government is actually begging people to get their vaccinations these days and even the vaccinated are worried about Omicron. Remember when many of us were feeling smug and free to be vaccinated? Sigh.

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Every Sunday, I check to see who Saturday Night Live has skewered the night before. I say Sunday morning, because like many good Baby Boomers, I don't stay up late enough to see it live. Well, to my surprise, last night's show took on people like me, Baby Boomers, who are getting the big chunk of COVID vaccinations.

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