Covid-19 and The Pacific Islands by Madison Jessup, Santa Clara, California (Curation Number Eleven)

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 Madison Jessup

Santa Clara, California

Covid-19 and The Pacific Islands



  1. Map and Statistics of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths

“COVID-19: Pacific Community Updates.” The Pacific Community, 9 Mar. 2021,

www.spc.int/updates/blog/2021/03/covid-19-pacific-community-updates. 

I chose this specific picture/interactive map because it clearly shows that Covid-19 is still present there in the Pacific Islands. Although there are not too many new cases within the last 14 days, there are still some. It makes me wonder when this virus is going to go away, especially since these islands are pretty isolated and are still contracting new cases. When it comes to deaths, there are still more than I thought there would be and it just makes me a little worried. I thought the virus was getting better and after looking at these graphics I am not so sure. 


  1. Video Based on Economic Impacts of Covid-19 

Center, East-West, director. COVID-19 and Beyond: Developmental and Economic Challenges

Facing the Pacific Islands. Vimeo, 29 Jan. 2021, vimeo.com/428470148. 

This video relates to how the pacific is being affected both economically and developmentally. Normally I do not follow along with the economics of any country, but I thought it would be interesting to see how the Pacific was being affected and if they were struggling the same was that we are here in California and so on. I also chose this video because the economy is not something that just does better overnight. It needs time to recover and if it really was that bad then it would affect me when I grow up and start to buy a house and so on so I wanted to include this video. 


  1. Picture Reflecting the Reality of Covid-19



 

Pal, Suchismita. Indulge-The New Indian Express. 7 May 2020. 

I chose this picture because it really represents what every place is going through. Right now during Covid-19, nurses are the true heroes. They are the ones giving vaccines to save peoples lives, but they are also risking their own lives while taking care of those who are sick in the hospital with the virus. They work night and day and cannot even see their families often because if they end up getting it from work they do not want to give it to them. That is how I feel about the virus and that is why I chose it. 


  1. Article: U.S. Ships Sending Vaccines to the Pacific


-, Leigh Hartman, et al. “U.S. Ships COVID-19 Vaccines to Pacific Island Nations.”

ShareAmerica, 6 Feb. 2021, share.america.gov/us-covid-19-vaccines-pacific-island-nations/. 


Personally I was wondering how the Pacific Islands were getting vaccines. I know that some of those islands do not have the money to pay for the vaccines themselves and so I decided to do research and see who was helping them out. It turns out the U.S. is actually sending ships their way. This warms my heart because it is a time so divided and tough, we are coming together to help everyone else out and make sure that places all over the world are getting a chance to be vaccinated and not just the ones that have the money for it. 

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