This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop Discrimination Against Over 70s During Coronavirus Lockdown
Reconsider Lockdown advice for over 70s
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Re Consider their current, and more importantly, future policy regarding the Lockdown and possible easing of in respect of the over 70s.
We are not all in a similar condition as regards our health, and those of us who are fit, with no underlying health issues, not taking medication, active etc etc are being discriminated against. Many over 70s have very seriously kept themselves fit making many sacrifices and have followed Government Health advice.
This is very unfair.
One size does not fit all.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The NHS, not the Government or House of Commons, is responsible for determining who is at a higher risk from coronavirus. The NHS has stated that people who are 70 or older are at moderate risk, and clinically vulnerable: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/people-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/whos-at-higher-risk-from-coronavirus/
The Government’s advice on social distancing states advises people who are clinically vulnerable to start at home as much as possible, but there are no regulations or laws that apply to 70 year olds differently to other age groups.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.