For my senior project, my essential question is focused on the healthcare system and how COVID-19 is taking a toll; my goal is to come up with a solution to fix our healthcare system to make it more fair and equitable for all. Starting this project was a bit tricky because I didn’t know where to begin. Everything that is happening with COVID-19 is impermanent and the news is constantly changing. News articles are being published and new information is sent to our citizens of the United States; every bit of information that I can take in, is what is given out into the world – nothing is hidden. Although I can read articles upon articles, there will be no correct answer. COVID-19 is a virus that is killing thousands of people each day, this topic is not something that we should ignore, however, I believe for my project the unknown and not being able to answer certain questions are okay.
Before starting my project, I knew one thing, and that is that our healthcare system needs help, but I wasn’t exactly sure of what I meant. So as I did research learning about other healthcare systems around the world, this allowed me to figure out why I hated the American healthcare system and some ideas of how we can improve. I also knew that the Coronavirus was going to kill thousands of people because of how easily it spread, but I didn’t know the scientific background of it. Throughout this project, by learning and conducting research I will be able to have a better grasp of what COVID-19 is compared to the people who just read the headlines and don’t dig into their research and find out the evidence and background of statements.
The reason why I immersed myself in this topic is that I knew there would be a huge outcome from this pandemic. COVID-19 is a new type of virus that we are discovering while people are dying and are being affected by it. Researchers are equally important as the people who are on the frontline, they are telling us new information about it, the unknowns and questions that people are asking daily. As I want to go into the healthcare system when I am older, I thought what better time is there than to come up with a solution for our system now. After all of this, this topic is going to be one of the deciding factors in the presidential debates, it is going to decide who the president is. This pandemic is a huge political topic and something needs to be done about it.
Furthermore, I go to a small independent liberal school, we don’t get to hear the other sides or different opinions that people have. That is why I conducted a survey and allowed my friends and family around the country and world to give their opinion in order for me to make it equal for all and to be able to include everyone in my solution rather than just trying to better the system for myself. Luckily because COVID-19 is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and people are affected all over, it makes citizens united in this issue. There are so many unknowns but everyone has to contribute and take part which makes me think of how each of us is involved and our knowledge on the healthcare system.