Submitted on Sunday 15th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 20th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Government not to implement Heard Immunity in the UK.
The government needs to do more than expose the general population to the Corona Virus so we possibly develop immunity. This action will cause 300,000 to 500,000 people to loose their lives. The government should not sacrifice people in this way but work 200% to save as many as they can.
Introduction of Herd Immunity is gone lead to a lot of deaths in the UK Population. Immunologist and Epidemiologist from around the world don't support it. We shouldn't allow half a million of our population to die when we can introduce stringent isolation controls to help slow down the viral spread. From my research herd immunity prevents second waves of outbreaks but only works with influenza outbreaks. Coronavirus is not influenza. We need tough action to stop this NOW.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has advised against unnecessary social contact, withdrawn support for mass gatherings, and advised against all but essential travel overseas: www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-on-coronavirus-16-march-2020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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