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Pandemic Handling Gets Mixed Reviews Across US, Europe

Henry Ridgwell

   LONDON - Public opinion is mixed on how well Western governments have
   handled the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the
   Pew Research Center, which also questioned people on their attitudes
   regarding compulsory vaccinations.

   Seventy-seven percent of Germans thought their government did a good
   job in handling the outbreak, while 58% of Americans say the U.S.
   government is doing a bad job.

   More than 4,000 adults were questioned in the United States, Britain,
   France and Germany.

   The survey was conducted in November and December 2020, before U.S.
   President Joe Biden took office in mid-January and just as vaccination
   programs were beginning to roll out in the United States and Britain.

   The European Union has been far slower in getting its vaccination
   programs under way, leading to some criticism of the bloc's vaccine
   approval and procurement policy among EU citizens.

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