Enable less vulnerable people to donate their Cov-19 vaccines to poor countries · petition

What the petition asks

The UK Government should enable less vulnerable UK citizens to donate their Covid-19 vaccine allocations to vulnerable populations in poorer countries that are unable to access vaccines, without penalty. This will promote global recovery from a global problem, by protecting the vulnerable worldwide.

Covid-19 is a global pandemic targeting the elderly & vulnerable. There is immense inequity in vaccine distributions, with the UK buying stocks at the expense of others. Creating a system that gives less vulnerable people an option to donate their vaccine allocation – without penalty – to poor countries, will promote global recovery without risking life: our 34m least vulnerable (JCVI-defined) have less annual risk of Covid death (1 in 30,000) than of dying on the roads (1 in 20,000 – Bandolier)

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand that you want the Government to help make vaccines more available to other countries, but it's not clear in how your proposal would work in practice. People are invited to be vaccinated in order of priority, but individuals are not assigned a dose of the vaccine unless they take up the invitation to be vaccinated.

You may wish to sign some of these petitions calling for related actions:

Once priority groups in the UK are vaccinated redirect Covid-19 vaccines abroad: Once priority groups in the UK are vaccinated redirect Covid-19 vaccines abroad

Increase funding to make Covid-19 vaccines available to developing countries: Increase funding to make Covid-19 vaccines available to developing countries

Donate surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries: Donate surplus Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries

Timeline

28 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee