Submitted on Sunday 14th November 2021
Rejected on Friday 19th November 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Offer full (double dose) Covid vaccination to all children from 5yrs
The Pfizer vaccine has now been approved and rolled out for 5yrs+ in the US, with Europe anticipated to follow by early December. In the meantime, Covid is rampant in UK in children, yet there are appear to be no plans to make the vaccine available to 5-11y/os, or to offer a 2nd dose to 12-17s.
1. We are creating an epidemic of LongCovid (69,000 children suffering according to ONS 11/11/21, a 30% increase on previous month). A single dose offers little protection.
2. Covid is a novel virus. We don't yet understand the long-term health implications, so should apply the precautionary principle. There are worrying emerging indications of neurological, immune and vascular damage, even in 'mild' cases that may pre-dispose to degenerative & auto-immune disease in the future.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions must call for a specific action that the UK Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about approving Covid-19 vaccines for particular age groups are an operational matter are a matter for 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.
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