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Change national health guidelines for Hand Foot and Mouth
Change the incubation period for national health guidelines for Hand Foot and Mouth.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
19
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 19/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 19/100,000
Background
Implement an incubation period for hand foot and mouth. This illness is affecting the UK massively and we have not one legal incubation period for this. Children are ending up in hospitals due to this illness. We have incubation periods for chicken pots, we need to have one for Hand Foot and Mouth.