Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Don't ease the lockdown until at least 60-70% of the population is vaccinated.
Closed
46 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not give in to libertarian political pressure to ease the lockdown too soon as this could undo the gains made against the Covid-19 virus and lead to more deaths. Heed the expert advice. Recognise the salient and repeated lesson of this crisis: A healthy economy is dependent on a healthy nation.
We must give the vaccines the chance they deserve to achieve a level of herd immunity, not the give the virus the opportunity to outwit science by encouraging an environment conducive to transmission and further mutations. Life matters, the economy matters, livelihoods matter - easing the lockdown a day too soon would mean more loss of life, more lockdown and ultimately more damage to livelihoods and the economy. Too soon would be deadly, short-termist and a false economy.
Timeline
| 24 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
46
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
24 Feb 2021
Closed
24 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.