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Petition · past parliament

Make people with learning disabilities/difficulties a priority for the vaccine

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should make people with learning disabilities and/or difficulties a priority for the COVID 19 vaccine.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition, the JCVI has advised that all people with learning disabilities should be prioritised for vaccination:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-56181154

Timeline

13 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
24 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Feb 2021

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