Presentation Type
Poster
Department
Biology
Location
Walker Conference Center B
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was a horrendous, scary, confusing time for the entire world. I wanted to compare the protocols and policies the United States put in place and the results of cases and death due to the virus to two third world countries. I went on a medical mission trip to Nicaragua, and I could still see the effects of the pandemic two years after it had occurred. I chose Bolivia and Ethiopia to compare to the United States. I compared their policies, national emergency guidelines, number of COVID-19 cases, and cultural values. It was very interesting to find that these three countries handled the pandemic very similarly but had very different results in cases and deaths due to the Coronavirus. I believe this was due to their access to healthcare, their socioeconomic status, their cultural values, and their geographical locations.
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Comparing COVID-19 Effects in Bolivia, Ethiopia, and the United States
Walker Conference Center B
The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was a horrendous, scary, confusing time for the entire world. I wanted to compare the protocols and policies the United States put in place and the results of cases and death due to the virus to two third world countries. I went on a medical mission trip to Nicaragua, and I could still see the effects of the pandemic two years after it had occurred. I chose Bolivia and Ethiopia to compare to the United States. I compared their policies, national emergency guidelines, number of COVID-19 cases, and cultural values. It was very interesting to find that these three countries handled the pandemic very similarly but had very different results in cases and deaths due to the Coronavirus. I believe this was due to their access to healthcare, their socioeconomic status, their cultural values, and their geographical locations.