Boston medical staff hosted ‘Good As Hell’ dance party to celebrate vaccine

The United States is currently facing two conflicting emotions. On the one hand, the first COVID-19 vaccines are being administered across the country this week, mainly to frontline medical staff.

However, on the other hand, the number of infections in the country continues to rise to an all-time high with more than 238,000 new cases reported on Thursday. And it will be more than a few months before we see a significant drop in infections caused by widespread immunizations.

This week, thousands of frontline hospital workers breathed a sigh of relief when they received the vaccine. It must have been traumatic to go to work every day knowing that you were still at risk of getting infected with COVID-19.

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A study conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom found that “frontline health workers had an almost 12 times higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared to individuals in the general community “.

Frontline workers at Boston Medical Center celebrated the vaccine by dancing the streets to Lizzo’s “Good as Hell.”

And make your hair in the air

Check my nails

Baby how you feel

Feel good like hell

BMC staff strutted the sidewalk while still wearing their masks, face shields and dresses. A clip of the video was shared on social media by BMC President Kate Walsh.

“Why do I love my job!” Walsh wrote. “Teams of people who work to distribute vaccines safely and equitably to their frontline colleagues are cheered on by their friends to celebrate the arrival of vaccines! A beautiful day, a great place.

According to Boston.com, the hospital received 1,950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Monday and began giving injections to its employees on Wednesday.

New York intensive care nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first American woman to receive Pfizer’s vaccine outside of a clinical trial on Monday. After receiving the photo, she wanted to let everyone know that there was nothing to fear. “I want to instill in the public the confidence that the vaccine is safe,” she said.

Although healthcare workers seem to be the least likely to be hesitant to get the vaccine, there are still some who are skeptical of the vaccine. A recent survey of physicians at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York found that 60% of physicians in the network and about half of non-physicians were enthusiastic about the vaccine.

“It will be a marathon,” said Susan Mashni, head of the Mount Sinai Vaccine Distribution Task Force, according to Buzzfeed. “If people don’t feel comfortable right now, I hope they will come back and feel comfortable with a little bit of time.”

To make healthcare providers around the world feel safer to get vaccinated, frontline workers posted photos of them getting vaccinated on social media under #IGotTheShot. Hopefully this will encourage those on the front lines to get the hang of it as well as the countless Americans who are on the fence to roll up their sleeves.