{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/568151.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":568151,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Give both Covid19 vaccine doses within the timeframe assessed in clinical trials","background":"The government should ensure that the second dose of Covid-19 vaccinations is given to patients within the timeframe assessed in clinical trials that has proven the efficacy of those vaccinations. Delaying this dose may limit the efficacy.","additional_details":"Both Pfizer and AstraZeneca have come out against the government's plan to delay 2nd dose vaccinations beyond the timeframe assessed in clinical trials. Delaying the 2nd vaccination may reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of these vaccines and result in preventable cases of the virus. If the UK fails to vaccinate the population in an effective manner, the country may continue to be plagued with ongoing cases in what should be a vaccinated population.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":7,"created_at":"2021-01-06T22:36:19.970Z","updated_at":"2021-01-08T16:07:15.010Z","rejected_at":"2021-01-08T16:07:15.013Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2021-01-07T00:03:17.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or House of Commons are directly responsible for, and decisions about approval of vaccines and the administration of these is a matter for various public health agencies, not the Government or House of Commons.\r\n\r\nWe have published the following petition calling for a related action, which you might like to sign: \r\n\r\nBan vaccines being administered in a manner not fully tested in clinical trials: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/566116\r\n\r\nThe delays to receiving the second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine has been implemented by the NHS following advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises UK health departments on immunisation, which has also been supported by the UK's four Chief Medical Officers. Their new advice and the changes to the Covid-19 vaccination programme are consistent with the temporary authorisations granted for these vaccines by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.\r\n\r\nThe JCVI, Chief Medical Officers, MHRA and NHS England are all independent and operationally independent of the UK Government, so we cannot accept petitions calling for actions that these bodies are responsible for.\r\n\r\nYou can read the JCVI's advice on optimising the COVID-19 vaccination programme for maximum short-term impact here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prioritising-the-first-covid-19-vaccine-dose-jcvi-statement/optimising-the-covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-maximum-short-term-impact\r\n\r\nYou can read the statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers on the prioritisation of first doses of COVID-19 vaccines here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-from-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-on-the-prioritisation-of-first-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines\r\n\r\nYou can read the MHRA's conditions of Authorisation for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19/conditions-of-authorisation-for-pfizerbiontech-covid-19-vaccine\r\n\r\nYou can read the MHRA's conditions of Authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca/conditions-of-authorisation-for-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}