Have your say on government e-petitions

Support families of Shielders to also Shield to protect their loved ones.

Submitted by Marni Smyth on Thursday 5th November 2020

Published on Wednesday 6th January 2021

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 6th July 2021

Signatures: 22

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Child ~ Children ~ Covid ~ Covid-19 ~ Distance ~ Dress ~ dressing ~ Feeding ~ hospitality ~ Re ~ Shield ~ Shielding ~ Shields

Petition Action

Support families of Shielders to also Shield to protect their loved ones.

Petition Details

We want the government to review their stance on shielding and give support to whole families to shield, as for many, shielding can only be effective if the whole family shields.

Additional Information

Over 2million people have been told to shield across the U.K. However official guidelines state that parents/carers and siblings can still go to work or school - as long as they distance within the household.

For many families this is impossible due to the care needs of their loved one - dressing, bathing, feeding etc. Meaning they’re constantly putting their loved one at risk. As well as this, parents can not shield if they’re caring for children who are going to school, as well as their vulnerable child or if they are vulnerable themselves.

Unfortunately due to government guidelines, many hospitals are unable to support families in their need to shield due to not being able to divert from said guidelines.


You can't sign this petition because it is now closed. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!

Have your say on this petition!

comments powered by Disqus

repetition.me is a Good Stuff website

18.224.53.202 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:26:03 +0100