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Perspectives

of

a

Pandemic

Producer: Corrine Benandi

In just a few short months, the world has become an extremely different place due to a pandemic that has spread across the world. Although this is a worldwide pandemic, and everyone is going through hard times because of COVID-19, not everyone has had the same experiences or the same perspectives. Throughout this podcast, we are going to focus on those experiences and delve into 5 different perspectives of this pandemic.

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"COMBATING MISINFORMATION HAS BECOME SORT OF MY GOAL"

PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND POSTS SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT COMBATING MISINFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 On this episode of Perspectives of a Pandemic, I had a phone interview with oncology nurse practitioner Christina Kim who shares her perspective of working in a large Boston hospital in the midst of a pandemic while also gaining a large social media following by posting COVID-19 related content on social media in hopes to educate others and stop the spread of misinformation. Christina has over 5,000 followers on her public Instagram and over 200k followers on TikTok.

"BY THE THIRD DAY, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT WAS THERE"

PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO HAD A VERY MILD CASE OF COVID-19 In this episode of Perspectives of a Pandemic, I sat down with William Sciambra, a college student at UL Lafayette. William shared his experience with a very mild case of COVID-19 back in July and how this experience shaped his outlook on the virus.

"THERE WAS A NIGHT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT"
"THERE WAS A NIGHT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA MAKE IT"

PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO CONTRACTED A SEVERE CASE OF COVID-19 On this episode of Perspectives of a Pandemic, I had a zoom call with Kristal Hebert who shared her inspirational story of overcoming a severe case of COVID-19. Her story shares insights on contracting the virus as a healthy woman, 5 days in the ICU, the long-haul symptoms, and how she refuses to let the virus beat her.

"He Was Supposed to Make a Full Recovery"

THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO'S LOST A LOVED ONE TO COVID-19 I had a zoom session with Johnny Ha and Kristin Carline where they shared their touching story and perspective of COVID-19 with me. Earlier this year Johnny lost his father to COVID-19, and this loss has left the couple feeling very passionate about the pandemic's severity while also mourning a loss.

“IT’S POLITICALLY BASED BY THE RESULTS”
“IT’S POLITICALLY BASED BY THE RESULTS”

PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO THINKS THIS IS A POLITICAL PLOY On this episode of Perspectives of a Pandemic, I sat down with my dad, Stacy Benandi, who views the world-wide pandemic and its case numbers as exaggerated due to political agendas against President Trump.