Petition · past parliament
Prioritise all essential workers for covid-19 vaccines
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Prioritise key segments of the essential workforce putting themselves at risk day in day out for COVID-19 vaccines. These are unsung heroes.
Essential workers specifically teachers, childcare professionals, supermarket workers and all health and social care professionals should have the vaccine. These are unsung heroes putting their lives at risk to help others during this pandemic situation.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Timeline
| 27 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Feb 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.