Petition · past parliament

Ensure all NHS staff the right to reject COVID vaccines while keeping their jobs

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Protect and uphold the rights of NHS staff to work without being forced to take COVID vaccines and ensure the rights of these workers as individuals who are capable of making their own choices on vaccinations whilst observing all proven health and safety precautions in their duty
Government should not force NHS staff to take vaccines they have decided not to, just to ensure they can keep a job.
These NHS workers are valued members of the service and should be trusted to make their own choices on such matters!

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 the same action: Do not make covid-19 or flu vaccine a condition of deployment for NHS workers

Timeline

9 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
15 Nov 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Nov 2021

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