Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Exempt NHS workers who have recovered from COVID from vaccination requirements

Closed 6,744 signatures

What the petition asks

Exempt NHS staff from vaccination requirements if they have recovered from COVID. We believe that it is a person’s immune status and not their vaccination status which is most important.
Vaccination is there to create an antibody reaction. If NHS workers can evidence that they have recovered from COVID-19, and that they have antibody reaction then this should be accepted.

If this exemption is allowed, it could prevent many much needed and valued NHS and care workers losing their jobs, which creates distress and also a national shortage.

Timeline

21 Dec 2021 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 6,744
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 21 Dec 2021
Closed 21 Jun 2022

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