Petition · past parliament

Approve other vaccines for use for COVID-19

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

This petition is calling for UK government to approve other vaccine options e.g., inactivated, attenuated and protein vaccines.

Alternative options for staff to continue to wear PPE / test weekly to continue in their jobs for those that do not have the vaccines.
There are 5 types of covid-19 vaccines available:

https://www.immunology.org/coronavirus/connect-coronavirus-public-engagement-resources/types-vaccines-for-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR071lj0n-fQCOMus0dt88Zqfj3cRp-s7H6qL_OSOPuZrrZ0-3QmpzREB2M

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament is responsible for.

Decisions about which vaccines to approve are a matter for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), not the Government or Parliament.

As a result it is not possible for the Government or Parliament to take the action you have requested.

Timeline

14 Nov 2021 Petition opened for signatures
19 Nov 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Nov 2021

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