Petition · past parliament
Asthmatics on daily inhaled steroids should be in priority 6 for Covid vaccine
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Asthmatics needing daily inhaled steroids should be included in priority 6 (16-65 year olds in an at risk group) to protect them from Covid-19. On 15 Feb, the Government said only asthmatics on oral/liquid steroids or who’ve had emergency hospital admission for asthma will be eligible in priority 6
Many chronic asthmatics have found the last year to be challenging, dealing with the anxiety of catching Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory disease. Now, just a few short weeks away from being eligible to receive the vaccine, this has been taken away by the announcement on 15th February.
This means asthmatics who need to take daily steroid medication via an inhaler who are under 50 will now have to wait until the autumn for any degree of protection, putting them at unnecessary risk
This means asthmatics who need to take daily steroid medication via an inhaler who are under 50 will now have to wait until the autumn for any degree of protection, putting them at unnecessary risk
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.