2022 IB Diploma Extended Essays

Evaluation

Throughout the report, there were many strengths and weaknesses that affected the quality of

this task. Research in the methodology could have had more extensive to further

understanding as to the decision-making process behind each healthcare system and the

degree of influence it had on the long-term and short-term wellbeing of the economy and the

citizens. The ability to corroborate data for all countries was limited due to the recency of this

issue. An improvement to this weakness could be to research into the impact of SARS-CoV-1

on mammogram screenings. The comparison between SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2

impact on mammograms could be an extension to the research, thereby supporting the

conclusion to the performance of health care systems under global emergencies. This task

may also be extended to compare the current trend to that of 2020, to explore the impact of

the pandemic in the long-term. Other methods of breast cancer screening were not

investigated; therefore, the accuracy of the data may not be fully valid. Providing a

comparison between the screening types would allow for a more accurate representation of

the data. Contrarily, strengths within my methodology consists of the specificity of my

research question and the relevance of this issue to current society, as almost every individual

around the world have had some experience with this virus, good or bad.

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