Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Promptly create an awareness campaign detailing effects of COVID19 on children.
Closed
3,306 signatures
What the petition asks
Create a clear campaign that informs parents of the COVID symptoms children present with. This should include the criteria for a child to get a test and the long-lasting effects COVID can have on children.
Long Covid Kids Support & Campaign Group started in the autumn & represents over 400 children.
Our children got COVID19 in Lockdown 1/2 & are are still ill.
We receive emails from parents who tell us that by the time they realised their child needed a test it was 'too late for testing', they didn't 'know what to look for'.
These children are not included in the statistics.
Children must be counted so informed decisions can be made in education and healthcare.
Children may also need Long Covid services and without being counted how can we evidence that?
Our children got COVID19 in Lockdown 1/2 & are are still ill.
We receive emails from parents who tell us that by the time they realised their child needed a test it was 'too late for testing', they didn't 'know what to look for'.
These children are not included in the statistics.
Children must be counted so informed decisions can be made in education and healthcare.
Children may also need Long Covid services and without being counted how can we evidence that?
Timeline
| 31 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,306
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
31 Dec 2020
Closed
30 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.