People’s trust in the medical advice and information they get from their government will be crucial in the coming days and weeks as the countries on the frontlines of COVID-19 outbreaks in Western Europe and the U.S. step up their mitigation strategies.
Somewhat fortunately, before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, substantial majorities of residents in Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and the United States said they trust the medical advice and information they receive from their governments. The bigger worries from the findings from the Wellcome Global Monitor study in 2018 are the sizable pockets of distrust in every country, particularly in Italy, which has the highest number of cases of infections outside of China. CONT.
Kristjan Archer & Ilana Ron Levey, Gallup