Boston medical staff organized a “Good As Hell” dance party to celebrate the vaccine

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

However, on the other hand, the number of infections in the country continues to rise to a record level, with over 238,000 new cases reported on Thursday. And it will be more than a few months before we see a significant decrease in infections caused by widespread vaccinations.

This week, thousands of front-line hospital workers breathed a sigh of relief when they received the vaccine. It must have been traumatic to get to work every day, knowing that you always risk being infected with COVID-19.

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A study in the US and the UK found that “front-line healthcare workers are almost 12 times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 than people in the general community”.

Front-line workers at Boston Medical Center celebrated the vaccine by dancing on the street at Lizzo’s “Good as Hell.”

And throw away your hair

Check my nails

Honey, how are you feeling?

I feel like hell

BMC staff threw their belongings on the sidewalk while still wearing masks, shields and gowns. A video clip was shared on social media by BMC President Kate Walsh.

“Why I love my job!” Walsh wrote. “Teams of people working to safely and fairly distribute vaccines to their front-line colleagues, being cheered on by their friends celebrating the arrival of vaccines! A wonderful day, a wonderful place.”

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

On Monday, New York nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first American to receive the Pfizer vaccine outside of a clinical trial. After receiving the shot, he wanted to let everyone know that there was nothing to fear. “I want to inspire public confidence that the vaccine is safe,” she said.

Although healthcare professionals seem the least likely to hesitate about vaccination, there are still some who are skeptical about the shooting. A recent survey by doctors at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System found that 60 percent of network physicians 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 group, according to Buzzfeed. “If people don’t feel comfortable right now, we hope they will come back and feel comfortable for a while.”

To make health care providers everywhere feel safer about getting shot, front-line workers posted photos of them getting vaccinated on social media under #IGotTheShot. Hopefully this will encourage those on the front line to get the shot, as well as the countless Americans on the fence rolling up their sleeves.