Act now to limit the spread of Covid 19 . Do not aim to achieve herd immunity.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

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.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since this petition was created, the Government have update their advice. You can find more information here:

UK Government website: https://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:

https://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: Implement UK lockdown for preventing spread of COVID19

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Timeline

14 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 20 Mar 2020

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