Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Report daily SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern & variants under investigation data.

Closed 126 signatures

What the petition asks

Parliament should ensure that the appropriate government departments put in place robust arrangements for recording, reporting, tracking, monitoring, scrutiny, and publication of all vital information regarding variants of concern and variants under investigation. Reports should be published daily.
The Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies recently noted that, "the impact of any importation of new variants will depend on the properties of that variant, in particular the degree of immune escape from vaccine-induced or naturally-acquired immunity". This statement emphasises the importance of having timely, accurate, detailed, daily data about the occurrence of variants; including details of how outbreaks are being managed and the actions being taken to protect the public.

Timeline

22 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Oct 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 126
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 22 Apr 2021
Closed 22 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.