Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Free flu vaccine for teachers, teaching assistants and early years educators
Closed
290 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition calls on the government to expand access to the free flu vaccine to teachers, teaching assistants and early years educators. Currently this is not available to educators and therefore goes against the PMs aim to keep schools open as much as possible.
The government has said it is crucial that schools remain open as long as possible to as many students as possible to avoid students falling behind their peers, especially after the first lockdown. In order to do this, all people working in an educational setting should have access to the flu vaccine on the NHS to enable educators to stay as healthy as possible. This would help schools to remain open to as many students as possible.
Timeline
| 3 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
290
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
3 Nov 2020
Closed
3 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.