Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Donate all surplus Covid-19 vaccines to poorer countries
Closed
59 signatures
What the petition asks
The UK currently has a surplus of vaccine, well beyond the amount we need to vaccinate our entire population. Any vaccines that are not required by the UK should be donated to poorer counties free of charge.
Covid-19 is a global issue and as such we should be taking a global view of the treatment and prevention. Some countries do not have enough vaccine for their population: people there will die who could be saved. There will also be a huge reservoir of the virus giving it more chances to mutate as has happened with the Delta variant. Giving the extra vaccines away will help to prevent this.
Timeline
| 16 Aug 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Feb 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
59
Status
Closed
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened
16 Aug 2021
Closed
16 Feb 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.