Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Once priority groups in the UK are vaccinated redirect Covid-19 vaccines abroad
Closed
296 signatures
What the petition asks
Once priority groups, including the vulnerable and those aged over 50, are vaccinated, we must redirect our vaccines for export to low and middle-income countries, so they can vaccinate the vulnerable in their countries.
Nobody is safe until everybody is safe, at the global level.
This is a global virus that requires a global community response. It would be a catastrophic moral failure for us to vaccinate our young and healthy, before vulnerable people in other countries have received their jabs.
Let this be a moment where the UK steps forward as a world leader, as we've always done throughout our history. We cannot retreat into vaccination protectionism.
This is a global virus that requires a global community response. It would be a catastrophic moral failure for us to vaccinate our young and healthy, before vulnerable people in other countries have received their jabs.
Let this be a moment where the UK steps forward as a world leader, as we've always done throughout our history. We cannot retreat into vaccination protectionism.
Timeline
| 4 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
296
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
4 Feb 2021
Closed
4 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.