Rejected petition Keep mandatory mask wearing on public transport and in shops after 19 July 2021

Not even 50% of the UK population have been double vaccinated.

Herd immunity target has increased to 85% as the Delta variant is so much more transmissible.
We need to keep mask wearing measures in place until more people have been vaccinated.

Masks are proved to reduce transmission.

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The government is playing Russian roulette with our lives and our health. Scarily, it’s children’s health at risk here as they haven’t been vaccinated, and it’s likely there will be a new variant of concern if we let Covid rip through our community.

Boris Johnson has made clear that how people protect themselves and others now is a matter of personal responsibility. This is a complete abdication of government responsibility.

We are risking long Covid surges and dangerous new variants.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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Keep face covering mandatory in indoor public settings beyond 19th July 2021: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590616

Keep face masks mandatory for public transport after the lifting of restrictions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/590694

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Date submitted 7 July 2021
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