How well has Biden handled COVID-19?
Most New York shoppers said Biden gets passing grades, despite low polling
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Holiday shoppers in Rockefeller Center weighed in on how they thought President Biden has handled the pandemic as the omicron variant spreads across the U.S.
"With the handling of COVID, I would probably give him a seven," one man rated Biden on a scale of 1-10. "He’s doing all that he possibly can, but we have to continue to go slow to go fast."
The rapidly spreading omicron variant is quickly becoming the dominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S., representing 73% of new cases, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released.
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Another man rated Biden's performance on COVID a "nine out of 10."
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"I think the rollout of the vaccine’s been very effective, there’s been a lot of hurdles that have come at him but ultimately we’re doing the best we can," he said.
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"Get the booster!" a woman chimed in.
Another woman gave the president a perfect score: "He’s doing a great job in my opinion, 10."
"He is very good in communication, sending messages, especially accurate ones, with the science backing up the information," she said.
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Many of the shoppers who approved of the president's handling of the pandemic are at odds with the majority of the country.
A poll published Monday showed that 41% of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. Notably, support among independent voters dropped by eight points in just one week, hitting an all-time low of 29%.
These poll results come as the Biden administration struggles with inflation fears among American consumers and a new rise in coronavirus cases.
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Not everyone Fox spoke to was happy with Biden’s performance, however.
"Negative fifty," one woman rated.
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A Virginia man said: "I would say between a two and a three. He should have been faster to get 12-year-olds, and like, people under 12 all vaccinated … maybe we wouldn’t be in the position we are now."