Submitted on Thursday 8th October 2020
Rejected on Thursday 5th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Increase focus on K (dispersion) for coronavirus rather than just R0 / Rt
Currently, the government is actively monitoring COVID-19's R0 number, which is the mean infection rate. Alongside this, the government is educating the general public about it actively. The focus should be shifted to publishing and educating about the K variable, which is a dispersion measure.
A measure of dispersion allows for a significantly greater understanding of how the pandemic works, how the virus spreads, why, and how to control it. e.g. The mean infection rate solely tells you how many people on average an infected person will transmit the virus to, but it doesn't tell you only a small fraction of the infected are responsible for a majority of transmissions or that the virus tends to spread in large bursts, which is crucial for deciding the best way to control the spread.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. The Government's monitoring guidelines already contain a range of factors beyond the R rate. They also state that these indicators are kept under review. You can find more information about this here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/containing-and-managing-local-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreaks/covid-19-contain-framework-a-guide-for-local-decision-makers
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