P-06-1191 Abolish social distancing measures at all Welsh weddings this Summer following July 15th 2021
This
petition was submitted by Owain Evans, having collected a total of 809
signatures.
Text of Petition:
Weddings are significant
life events for many couples who are looking to begin their family lives. Due
to the Covid-19 restrictions, many couples have had to postpone their wedding
plans several times as they do not want to lose the weddings of their dreams.
This has subsequently put many lives on hold and has significantly impacted the
mental health of thousands.
Could wedding guests
provide negative test results, or evidence of two vaccinations in order to
attend unrestricted weddings?
Additional Information:
As of 16.06.21 NHS Wales
gave 88.2% of all Welsh adults a first Covid-19 vaccine, with 57.6% of adults
receiving both doses. During the previous 7 days, NHS Wales had double
vaccinated 4.6% of all adults. Using this as a trajectory, at least 76% of
Welsh adults would receive both doses of a vaccine by July 15th. Furthermore,
rollout of second doses has accelerated over recent days with 2.7% of adults
receiving their second doses in the previous 3 days. This could potentially
accelerate further as all adults in Wales have currently been offered their
first vaccinations, allowing surplus vaccines.
With a potential figure of
76% of Welsh adults having received both vaccinations by July 15th, why should
social distancing measures continue at Weddings? Especially, when all attendees
would be willing to take lateral flow tests and could be easily tracked and
traced if required.
All figures have been
referenced from: https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations
This petition was considered completed by
the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 13/09/2021.
The Committee considered
the correspondence received and sympathised with those planning weddings. The
Committee noted that the action called for in the petition is now happening
under Level 0. The Committee agreed to thank the petitioner for highlighting
the issue and close the petition.
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It was first considered by the Petitions
Committee on 13/09/2021.
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Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 06/09/2021