Submitted on Saturday 14th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Consider different plans against Covid19 rather than 'Herd Immunity'
Herd Immunity will most likely lead to significant cases of COVID19 and number of deaths. The government should reconsider its response plans and follow advice from organisations such as the WHO to deliver a plan that benefits the public as much as possible and keeps people who are vulnerable safe.
The main aim of the government against a pandemic should be to reduce the risk of infection and death to the public as much as possible. There is no concrete proof that immunity can be developed against the new coronavirus. It is a riskier plan than others and therefore it does not make sense to use this plan given that there are other plans used by other countries that definitely work and keeps its citizens safe, such as lockdowns enforced by the military in Italy.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has advised against unnecssary social contact, withdrawn support for mass gatherings, and advised against all but essential travel overseas: www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-coronavirus-16-march-2020
We have also published a petition calling on the Government to implement a UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301397
You might want to know that the Government has set out 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
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/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
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