A new study by the Pew Research Institute has found that people in the West have differing views on how well governments in the West manage coronavirus epidemics. The attitude of people towards compulsory vaccination was also questioned. Henry Rizwell, a correspondent for the Voice of America, reports from London that in Europe and the United States, there are few areas of life where the epidemic has had no effect. So many people died in these two countries that it was overwhelming. The economy has also been hit hard by the lockdown, and social activity has all but ceased.

Kat Devlin, co-author of the study, published by the Pew Research Institute, said: “Our survey was conducted in three countries – the United States, the United Kingdom and France, and opinions were somewhat divided,” he said. In the United States, for example, he said, 56 percent believe that their country has not been able to control the epidemic well. ” The study was conducted before US President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, in November and December 2020, and at the same time vaccinations were launched in the United States and the United Kingdom.

The European Union (EU) has been slow to implement its immunization efforts. At this clinic in Paris, so frustration is going to be noticed. “We are here together,” said Jeffrey Boulard, mayor of Paris’s 18th district. We are ready to welcome people who are relatively weak to prevent this disease, but we do not have the vaccine. Here, we are in a fully equipped center but it is empty now and we are naturally quite angry. ”

France and other EU states have argued that they do not want to rush into approving the vaccine for fear of losing public confidence. Vaccine levels in France are at an all-time high. A recent study found that only 40 percent of adults in the country want to be vaccinated. French President Emmanuel Macron recently rejected a proposal to make vaccines compulsory.

The Pew survey questioned respondents about the attitude towards compulsory vaccination. Kat Devlin, co-author of the study, published by the Pew Research Institute, said: For example, in France, 85% of people do not like the idea of ​​a government-issued vaccine. However, the United States is the only country in the world where we have found the idea of ​​a government-mandated vaccine acceptable because 72 percent think it is an acceptable proposal. ”

The vaccination program in the UK is being accelerated, with more than 12 million people receiving their first dose so far. The United Kingdom has the highest number of coronavirus deaths among any country on the European continent.

The local elections, scheduled for May, will also give an idea of ​​the people’s approval of how the government is controlling the epidemic.