Consider the award of a Covid-19 service medal for the public sector workers

The country would cease to function without the service and dedication of these individuals

This petition was rejected on 22nd May 2020 as it duplicates an existing petition

The Petition Committee commented:
You may wish to sign these petitions calling for similar actions: Award Covid-19 medals to all emergency services and involved armed forces: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302613 A medal to honour the fortitude of people working in essential occupations: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308035 Award medals to the retired doctors and nurses who returned to NHS for COVID19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315329 Award posthumous medals to NHS and other frontline workers; victims of covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/312389 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/

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You deserve to demonstrably thank these workers for their skill and dedication