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Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Offer the Covid-19 vaccine to under 18s

Closed 7,707 signatures

What the petition asks

Now that all adults are being offered the vaccine, most youth have so far remained unvaccinated, and unsurprisingly, the delta variant seems to disproportionately affect youth (likely as they are unvaccinated), significantly more than adults. The UK Government must take action to address this.
The Pfizer vaccine has been approved in the UK for 12-18 year olds, but it is not being yet being offered to this age group. According to a study by Imperial College London (source: https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/handle/10044/1/89629), children and teens are 5 times more likely to test positive for the delta variant, which now makes up over 90% of all Covid-19 cases in the UK. This is a virus that is increasingly affecting young people, who must not be forgotten about by the government. Take action now.

Timeline

25 Jun 2021 Petition opened for signatures
25 Dec 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 7,707
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 25 Jun 2021
Closed 25 Dec 2021

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