Petition · past parliament
Evidence of Immunity Post-Covid infection to be accepted for employment
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Health and Social Care employees should be offered the opportunity to demonstrate their serological evidence of post-infection immunity as an alternative to vaccination status for employment purposes. This will reduce the forecasted staffing crisis and increase levels of trust.
Post-infection immunity is well-established. (ECDC)
Previously infected individuals who receive vaccinations are at increased risk of significant side effects (BMJ)
Deeping the NHS staffing crisis may lead to severe harm to the public. (TUC, BMA)
Overcome vaccine hesitancy by increasing trust in policymakers. (BMJ,Lancet)
Denying the opportunity to demonstrate recent infection in place of vaccination may be seen as “unjustifiable”, Oxford Professor of medical ethics Dominic Wilkinson.(BBC)
Previously infected individuals who receive vaccinations are at increased risk of significant side effects (BMJ)
Deeping the NHS staffing crisis may lead to severe harm to the public. (TUC, BMA)
Overcome vaccine hesitancy by increasing trust in policymakers. (BMJ,Lancet)
Denying the opportunity to demonstrate recent infection in place of vaccination may be seen as “unjustifiable”, Oxford Professor of medical ethics Dominic Wilkinson.(BBC)
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Jan 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.