Canadian Sikh Does Bhangra On Frozen Lake After Getting Vaccinated For COVID-19
Gurdeep Pandher is known for his joyous dancing videos; he got his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday since the Yukon city is the first capital in Canada to open its vaccine clinics to people 18 and older.
Gurdeep Pandher is known for his joyous dancing videos; he got his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday since Whitehorse, in Yukon, is the first capital city in Canada to open its vaccine clinics to people 18 and older.
The Whitehorse resident feels grateful for getting vaccinated. In order to celebrate this milestone, he did it the best way he knows how - with a traditional Punjabi Bhangra dance.
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Yesterday evening I received my Covid-19 vaccine. Then I went to a frozen lake to dance Bhangra on it for joy, hope and positivity, which I'm forwarding across Canada and beyond for everyone's health and wellbeing. pic.twitter.com/8BS0N7zVZK
¡ª Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) March 2, 2021
In an interview with CBC, Pandher said, "I felt happy because, as we all know ¡ people have been going through a lot since one year, since March, when we heard the first news of these restrictions."
He added, "Everybody had to adjust their life, and it was creating a lot of pressure, a lot of stresses. So I felt happy that [the vaccine] is about to give hope to people that things are going to be great in future."
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On the 2nd day after receiving my Covid-19 vaccine, I danced Punjabi Bhangra outside of my cabin in wilderness for joy, hope & positivity. Nearly 2 million people my yesterday's video on Twitter. I'm happy I was able to raise awareness about vaccine for wellness of all people. pic.twitter.com/nu9VhCdrka
¡ª Gurdeep Pandher of Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) March 3, 2021
When asked why he chose to celebrate it by dancing, he said, "I felt that I needed to give a message to people, especially to those who are not sure about the COVID-19 vaccine, just to give a reassurance that it's going to be fine."
He also said, "They'll see that me, after having [the vaccine], I can go to a lake, on a frozen lake, and do this high-energy Bhangra dancing. And I can still smile, and I'm just doing things normally. It's going to be the same for you. Probably, you are not going to dance, but things will be OK for you."
"Things will be not that bad as you are probably thinking about them. Yes, there may be some side-effects ... but they are not going to be very major," said Pandher.
CBC
When asked how does he feel to be living in an area where many people have gotten their first dose, he said, "People in the Yukon are feeling really optimistic about this. They are feeling better. They are lucky to live in the Yukon, where a majority of the population will be vaccinated very soon."
