Petition · past parliament

Give COVID vaccines to the most vulnerable in other countries before UK children

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The UK Government must share any available COVID vaccines so that they can be used to vaccinate key workers and the most vulnerable people in developing countries before using them to vaccinate children in the UK.
With so few people in developing countries vaccinated, there is a huge danger of the Delta variant spreading fast unless vaccination improves. This will overwhelm health systems leading to a huge rise in deaths as oxygen runs out, healthcare professionals are affected and other care halted. Do we really believe that vaccinating young children in the rich world is as important and ethically justified as vaccinating key workers and the most vulnerable in developing countries?

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for a similar action: Once priority groups in the UK are vaccinated redirect Covid-19 vaccines abroad

Timeline

3 Jul 2021 Petition opened for signatures
9 Jul 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Jul 2021

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