Perspectives of a Pandemic

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.