Steve Martin jokes that he's having 'no fide resects' after having COVID-19 vaccine
Steve Martin has joked that he's having “no fide resects” after having been given a COVID-19 vaccine.
The comedy icon tweeted to inform followers that he'd had the jab, but added that the bad news was that he got it because he's 75.
“Good news/Bad news. Good news: I just got vaccinated! Bad news: I got it because I’m 75. Ha!” he wrote.
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“The operation in NYC was smooth as silk (sorry about the cliché @BCDreyer!) and hosted to perfection by the US Army and National Guard. Thank you all, and thank you science.”
Good news/Bad news. Good news: I just got vaccinated! Bad news: I got it because I’m 75. Ha! The operation in NYC was smooth as silk (sorry about the cliché @BCDreyer!) and hosted to perfection by the US Army and National Guard. Thank you all, and thank you science.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) January 17, 2021
The star of The Jerk and Planes, Trains and Automobiles confirmed that he stood in line to receive his vaccination at New York’s Javits Center, a convention venue that has been turned into a “mega-site” for vaccinations.
I signed up ON line through an NYC dot gov website (sorry I don’t have the exact site), and waited IN line at the Javits Center. https://t.co/Ohp3frxy6i
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) January 17, 2021
Right now, I’m having no fide resects. https://t.co/SUYyvOexeW
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) January 17, 2021
Martin joins a wealth of celebrities who have received their vaccines, including Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Willie Nelson, Martha Stewart, Dame Joan Collins and US president-elect Joe Biden.
However, Martin may have received his injection just in time.
New York mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed on Friday that the city will run out of vaccinations later this week.
“At this rate, there will not be any doses available in New York,” he told WNYC.
“If we don’t get a serious supply, we’re going to have to freeze the appointment system. That would be insane, after all the progress we’ve made.”
Watch: Vaccinations to be offered to over-70s this week