Petition · past parliament

Vaccinate all asthmatics before the general population

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Include all asthmatic individuals in priority group 6 for the COVID-19 vaccination. As a serious and chronic respiratory illness they must have priority.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory illness which even when under control can quickly become out of control from a minor infection (e.g. the common cold) or from high pollen counts. Just because a person can control their asthma, they should not be punished.

All asthmatics are given a flu vaccination every year and have yearly check ups at their GP surgery. A person who knows how to take their inhalers/medication & control their asthma still needs to be vaccinated from COVID-19 as a priority.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

15 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Feb 2021

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