This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Priorities giving the COVID-19 vaccine to; Children, Teachers, and Nursery staff
I want Children and those working with Children to be prioritised when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Thankfully children are known to be less likely to suffer from the symptoms of COVID-19. However the latest research suggests that children are more easily able to pick up the new strain of the disease.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55406939
Therefore to prevent an increase in the R rate when schools reopen, it is vital children and adults working with children be given top priority when it comes to the vaccine.
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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