Petition · past parliament

Repeal EU law which protects vaccine manufacturers from liability

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Remove the protections given to companies such as Pfizer, giving them immunity from being sued by patients in the event of any complications.
Stop UK vaccine damage payments which has paid out over £74 million since 1978.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Ensure that damage liability exists with the manufacturer of a vaccine

If you would also like the Government to end the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme, you could start a new petition requesting this.

Timeline

6 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Feb 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.