On Tuesday, workers at the Boston Medical Center (BMC) went viral for a video which shows them dancing joyfully on getting the vaccine shipment. According to NBC Boston, the BMC was amongst the very first hospitals in Massachusetts to obtain a shipment of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The hospital’s president and CEO, Kate Walsh, tweeted footage of healthcare workers wearing face masks and sustaining social distancing even though dancing on the sidewalk to Lizzo’s ‘Good as Hell’.
“Teams of people working to safely and equitably distribute vaccines to their front line colleagues getting cheered on by their friends celebrating the arrival of the vaccines!” she wrote even though sharing the clip. “A great day, a great place.”
Why I really like my job @The_BMC ! Teams of men and women working to safely and equitably distribute vaccines to their front line colleagues acquiring cheered on by their buddies celebrating the arrival of the vaccines! A terrific day, a terrific spot. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/XfrIthFIY5
— Kate Walsh (@KateWalshCEO) December 14, 2020
The video has gone viral on social media. It has been viewed more than 4.3 million occasions on the microblogging platform.
“I am so happy for them right now. Now, let’s all remember the rest of us need to keep it tight until we are all vaccinated. We owe so much to them, let’s not let them down now,” wrote one particular individual in the comments section.
“This is my favorite thing on the internet today,” one more wrote.
The Boston Medical Center received 1,950 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, according to Boston.com. Healthcare workers will be amongst very first to obtain the doses.