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Closed Petition closed 18th November 2021

Do not vaccinate children against COVID-19 until Phase 3 trials are complete - Final Signatures: 74,140

A risk vs benefit calculation does not support giving COVID-19 vaccines, which use novel technologies and are still in Phase 3 trials, to healthy children.

Any rollout should not start until trials are complete and all findings are published and peer-reviewed on long-term safety data.

The Government responsed to this petition on 7th June 2021 (View Full Response)
The Government will continue to evaluate evidence and assess expert opinion before making a decision on routinely vaccinating children under 18 years old.
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Found: Healthy children are at low risk from COVID-19 yet face known and unknown risks from COVID-19 vaccines

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Public Health England (PHE)

Apr. 30 2021

Source Page: Vaccine update: issue 319, April 2021, COVID-19 phase 2 special edition
Document: Vaccine update: issue 319, April 2021, COVID-19 phase 2 special edition (PDF)

Found: Vaccine update: issue 319, April 2021, COVID-19 phase 2 special edition

Commons Chamber
Covid-19 Update - Mon 19 Apr 2021
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Matt Hancock (IND - West Suffolk) The latest data show that 98% of people aged between 70 and 84 now have covid-19 antibodies, which are - Speech Link
2: Matt Hancock (IND - West Suffolk) Hitherto the advice had been understandably cautious, because clinical trials are not done on people - Speech Link
3: Bambos Charalambous (LAB - Enfield, Southgate) Face coverings are likely to remain a feature to protect against covid-19, but people with hidden disabilities - Speech Link
4: Matt Hancock (IND - West Suffolk) that they do not have covid. - Speech Link

Scottish Government Publication (Strategy/plan)

Mar. 23 2021

Source Page: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Strategic Framework update - February 2021
Document: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Scotland's Strategic Framework update February 2021 - PDF version (PDF)

Found: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Strategic Framework update - February 2021

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Learning Directorate

Mar. 08 2021

Source Page: COVID-19 scientific evidence backing the closure of schools: FOI release
Document: FOI 202100151007 - Annex B (PDF)

Found: COVID-19 scientific evidence backing the closure of schools: FOI release

Select Committee
Professor Anthony Harnden (Deputy Chair, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation and Professor of Primary Care at University of Oxford), Professor Wendy Barclay (Head of the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London), Dr Philip Dormitzer (Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Viral Vaccines at Pfizer), Professor Sarah Gilbert (Professor of Vaccinology at University of Oxford), Madelaine McTernan (Director General at UK Vaccine Taskforce), and Nadhim Zahawi (Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment at Department for Health and Social Care)
 University of Oxford, Imperial College London, Pfizer, University of Oxford, UK Vaccine Taskforce, and Department for Health and Social Care

Oral Evidence Feb. 26 2021

Inquiry: UK Science, Research and Technology Capability and Influence in Global Disease Outbreaks
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: Oxford), Madelaine McTernan (Director General at UK Vaccine Taskforce), and Nadhim Zahawi (Minister for COVID

Commons Chamber
Covid-19 - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Edward Argar (CON - Charnwood) The cohorts we are currently working to vaccinate by mid-April represent some 99% of covid deaths, but - Speech Link
2: Andrea Leadsom (CON - South Northamptonshire) and saving their lives from other things that are not covid but are related to covid. - Speech Link
3: Steve Brine (CON - Winchester) Britain or indeed a zero-covid world.”This is what I do not get. - Speech Link
4: Christine Jardine (LDEM - Edinburgh West) A year ago, covid-19 was a distant threat. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Subordinate Legislation - Thu 18 Feb 2021

Mentions:
1: Russell, Michael (None - None) The regulations are applicable only to PPE that is necessary for protection against Covid-19.I will turn - Speech Link
2: None health and wellbeing of children with that of the nation as a result of Covid-19.The balance is particularly - Speech Link
3: Corry, Maurice (None - None) and school and healthcare professionals, despite the greater risk of contracting Covid-19 that that - Speech Link
4: Russell, Michael (None - None) Some are complete exemptions for urgent work. - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme - Thu 11 Feb 2021

Mentions:
1: Cameron, Donald (Con - Highlands and Islands) Welcome to the fifth meeting of the COVID-19 Committee. - Speech Link
2: None Phase 3 trials are completing; the company and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency - Speech Link
3: None After phase 3 trials and, uniquely for this purpose, during phase 3 trials, they apply for approval, - Speech Link
4: Freeman, Jeane (None - None) to Covid-19 and do not believe in vaccination. - Speech Link

Select Committee
11 January 2021

Oral Evidence Feb. 09 2021

Committee: None

Found: , Janssen and Novavax, are in their final pivotal phase 3 trials ŠI hope that they will be releasing