{"id":206766,"date":"2022-01-28T12:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=206766"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:29:45","slug":"sph-on-snl","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2022\/sph-on-snl\/","title":{"rendered":"SPH on SNL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-wider has-media-focus-left-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"362\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2022\/01\/snl-600.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">SPH In the Media<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSPH on SNL\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">During the January 22 episode of <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>, <em>Weekend Update<\/em> co-anchor Michael Che referenced a new study on COVID-19 vaccination and fertility by SPH professors Lauren Wise and Amelia Wesselink.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">January 28, 2022<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/jillian-mckoy\/\">Jillian McKoy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>A new School of Public Health study found that COVID-19 vaccines do not affect fertility outcomes\u2014reassuring news to most of us, but <em>Saturday Night Live\u2019s<\/em> Michael Che was a little less enthused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDammit, why did I get this?!\u201d he quipped, after referencing the study during the January 22 episode of the late-night comedy show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICYMI, Che mentioned the study findings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/saturday-night-live\/video\/weekend-update-biden-presidency-enters-year-2\/481669872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">during <em>SNL<\/em>\u2019s <em>Weekend Update<\/em><\/a>, a fan-favorite news segment that he co-anchors with Colin Jost to report and parody the major headlines of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/lauren-wise\/\">Lauren Wise<\/a>, professor of epidemiology, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/amelia-wesselink\/\">Amelia Wesselink<\/a>, research assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology, has gained significant media attention since it <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/aje\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/aje\/kwac011\/6511811\" target=\"_blank\">published last week in the <em>American Journal of Epidemiology<\/em><\/a>\u2014but last week\u2019s SNL episode marked a debut for SPH research on the series, offering critical public health news and comic relief to millions of viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Any press that amplifies the message is really exciting and important, and SNL is reaching a different audience than most of the other media outlets that have been reporting on the study,&#8221; says Wesselink. &#8220;I&#8217;m also happy that we made it to SNL without getting roasted.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to cause infertility in men or women, the researchers did find evidence that COVID-19 infection can temporarily reduce fertility in men\u2014an outcome that could be avoidable by vaccination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t fret, Michael Che. You made the right decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Watch the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/saturday-night-live\/video\/weekend-update-biden-presidency-enters-year-2\/481669872\" target=\"_blank\">full SNL clip<\/a> here (reference to SPH study begins at 1:58), and read more about the study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2022\/covid-19-vaccines-do-not-cause-infertility\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new School of Public Health study found that COVID-19 vaccines do not affect fertility outcomes\u2014reassuring news to most of us, but Saturday Night Live\u2019s Michael Che was a little less enthused. \u201cDammit, why did I get this?!\u201d he quipped, after referencing the study during the January 22 episode of the late-night comedy show. 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