Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Continue free Covid tests for families with extremely vulnerable members

Closed 121 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should continue Covid tests for families with vulnerable members. Many have kept loved ones alive for over two years with very careful management and isolation. Taking away tests for these families will surely cost lives, jobs, without any way of knowing how to protect them.
Protect the vulnerable as a ‘strap line’ needs to be continued. Family members who work are at greater risk of contracting Covid, and if asymptomatic, will have no way of knowing if they are passing onto a family member who it could kill. The duty of care is to protect these people, they will still remain in hiding when everyone else has freedom, the least we can do is protect them from the virus in their own homes.

Timeline

28 Feb 2022 Petition opened for signatures
28 Aug 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 121
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 28 Feb 2022
Closed 28 Aug 2022

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