Petition · past parliament
Do not approve COVID vaccines for 6 month to 5 years olds in the UK
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Do not approve COVID vaccines for under 5s, unless there is a clearly evidenced, health only benefit for the individual child. This must be based on long term data & not extrapolated from other age groups, or be assumed from other vaccines using different technology.
The CMOs approved jabs for 12-15 year olds in contradiction to advice from JCVI on educational rather than health benefits. JCVI were not aware of any evidence of educational benefits & stated concerns vaccination could disrupt education.
The FDA approved Pfizer to be used on .5-5 year olds based on weak efficacy data, using a very small sample size: The claimed efficacy after dose 3 was based on a difference of 3 versus 7 infections.
Blinded safety surveillance was for < 2 months after dose 3
The FDA approved Pfizer to be used on .5-5 year olds based on weak efficacy data, using a very small sample size: The claimed efficacy after dose 3 was based on a difference of 3 versus 7 infections.
Blinded safety surveillance was for < 2 months after dose 3
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about approval of covid-19 vaccines for particular age groups are a matter for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, not the UK Government or Parliament. Similarly, advice on how widely vaccines should be offered are a matter for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and individual Chief Medical Officers.
The Government is responsible for national vaccination programmes, and we could accept a petition calling on the Government to commit to not rolling out a national vaccination programme for under 5s, if that's what you want to happen.
Decisions about approval of covid-19 vaccines for particular age groups are a matter for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, not the UK Government or Parliament. Similarly, advice on how widely vaccines should be offered are a matter for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and individual Chief Medical Officers.
The Government is responsible for national vaccination programmes, and we could accept a petition calling on the Government to commit to not rolling out a national vaccination programme for under 5s, if that's what you want to happen.
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jun 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jun 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.