Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Prioritise Covid Vaccine for seafarers
Closed
79 signatures
What the petition asks
Help protect the people who provide UK with goods from overseas. Vaccinate seafarers to prevent variant strains being brought back to the U.K.
Protect seafarers from falling ill in a country where they might not have the resources to treat a patient as well as the U.K. or if they end up at sea.
Protect seafarers from falling ill in a country where they might not have the resources to treat a patient as well as the U.K. or if they end up at sea.
https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/joint-statement-on-prioritization-of-covid-19-vaccination-for-seafarers-and-aircrew-25-march.pdf?sfvrsn=d94d8139_29
Timeline
| 12 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
79
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
12 Apr 2021
Closed
12 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.