This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Vacinate school children and teachers to keep schools open.
Children's appear to be spreaders of the virus now. Government to consider vacinating children & teachers. This will slow the spread, keeps schools open, protect education, stop parents losing income from having schools closed. The virus has changed tac, the government need to do the same .
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The virus has changed tac and the government need to keep ahead by changing too. It's vital schools remain open to keep their education on track, mental health in check. Keep families employed earning an income etc. Vacinate children and teachers to save their education, save family income and slow the new spreaders.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is responsible for approving the safety of vaccines. At the moment, the covid-19 vaccines have only been approved for over 18s.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation have said that "there is very limited data on vaccination in adolescents, with no data on vaccination in younger children, at this time." You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-december-2020
You could start a new petition asking for the government to fund research into the safety of covid-19 vaccines for children, if that's something that you'd like to happen.
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Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554316
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