Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Offer parents the choice to vaccinate their children against covid-19
Closed
283 signatures
What the petition asks
Healthy children who turned 5 on or before 31 August 2022 are not able to access vaccines and I would like this changed urgently to enable parents to decide what is best for their families.
All children over 6 months should be able to be vaccinated if their parents wish.
All children over 6 months should be able to be vaccinated if their parents wish.
One study found that 1 in 7 children who caught covid had symptoms 15 weeks later. Another study found that Covid has been a leading cause of death in young people in the US. Every preventable death of a child is too many.
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/first-findings-from-worlds-largest-study-on-long-covid-in-children/
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-01-31-covid-19-leading-cause-death-children-and-young-people-us
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/first-findings-from-worlds-largest-study-on-long-covid-in-children/
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-01-31-covid-19-leading-cause-death-children-and-young-people-us
Timeline
| 28 Apr 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
283
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
28 Apr 2023
Closed
28 Oct 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.