This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Pandemic Medal to recognise the extraordinary work and care by NHS & Care staff.
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For the UK Government to create a COVID-19 pandemic medal to be awarded to all NHS and Care workers who worked during the pandemic and to send them a £1,000 one off, thank you payment as a gesture of gratitude.
Traditionally those who fight for their country are honoured with a medal for each campaign that they service. The pandemic has been a civilian battlefield and the NHS and Care workers deserve recognition for the extraordinary dedication to treating and caring for COVID-19 patients. Those NHS and Care Workers have risked their own lives when no vaccine was available and they knew that each day they could contract a deadly disease. It is time the UK said thank you.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560402
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562495
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/560253
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