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.
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.