Medical staff in Boston hosted a ‘Good As Hell’ dance party to celebrate the vaccine

The United States is currently facing two conflicting emotions. On the one hand, the first COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered across the country this week, primarily to frontline medical personnel.

On the other hand, the number of infections in the country continues to grow to a record 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 decrease in infections caused by widespread vaccinations.

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

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A study from the US and UK found that “primary care health professionals 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 in the streets to Lizzo’s “Good as Hell.”

And throw your hair

Check my nails

Honey, how are you feeling?

You feel damn good

The BMC personnel walked on the sidewalk with their belongings while still wearing their masks, face shields and robes. A clip of the video 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 frontline colleagues are being encouraged by their friends who are celebrating the arrival of the vaccines! A great day, a great place.”

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

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

While it seems that healthcare is the least hesitant about getting a vaccine, there are still skeptics about the injection. A recent survey of doctors at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City found that 60% of the doctors in the network and about half of the non-doctors were enthusiastic about the vaccine.

“It’s going to be a marathon,” said Susan Mashni, head of the Vaccine Distribution Task Force on Mount Sinai, according to Buzzfeed. “If people don’t feel comfortable right now, hopefully after a while they will come back and feel comfortable.”

To make sure healthcare providers everywhere feel safer about taking the photo, front-line workers have posted photos of those vaccinated on social media under #IGotTheShot. Hopefully, this will encourage those on the front lines to get the picture, as well as countless Americans who are on the fence to roll up their sleeves.