Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Act now to limit the spread of Covid 19 . Do not aim to achieve herd immunity.
Aiming for 'herd immunity' is based on weak theory and conjecture and very questionable scientific evidence for covid19.
Limiting social contact successfully reduced the number of cases and deaths and the prevalence of the virus in China.
Government aims for 60% of the population to be infected with Covid19, 40 million people, so as to achieve herd immunity, with up to 8 million hospitalised and 600,000 deaths.
Scientific evidence for this policy is weak. It is assumed Covid19 will recur every year.
It is unproven a person infected with Covid19 acquires sufficient or lasting immunity.
World experts dispute this theory and policy.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since this petition was created, the Government have update their advice. You can find more information here:
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
You might want to know that the Government has said that 'herd immunity' is not a strategy. You can read a recent comment by the Health Secretary here:
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-03-16/debates/235689EC-0A18-4488-BFCF-9F012A1A0C1B/Covid-19#contribution-4215E975-1483-4CB0-A03B-1F67E4E9B990
If you want the Government to implement a UK lockdown, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301397
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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