P-06-1187 Offer a Covid-19 vaccination to clinically vulnerable children

P-06-1187 Offer a Covid-19 vaccination to clinically vulnerable children

 

 

Completed

 

This petition was submitted by Lucy Williams, having collected a total of 347 signatures.

 

Text of Petition:                     

The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination has been approved in the UK for use in children age 12-16. However, the vaccination isn't being offered to any children in that age bracket.

 

Children who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable are more at risk of hospitalisation and death from Covid-19 than the general child population.

 

We want the Welsh Government to offer the vaccine to Clinically Extremely Vulnerable children in that age group.

 

Additional Information:

Evidence suggests children neurodevelopmental disabilities are at serious risk of hospitalisation and death from Covid-19. These include those with cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome and severe learning disability. https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/04/archdischild-2020-321225

 

In the whole population those with a learning disability had a higher rate of death from Covid-19 than the general population.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-learning-disabilities-had-higher-death-rate-from-covid-19

 

In March this year the charity, Contact carried out a survey of 3000 families, which found

 

86% of parents with disabled children have been offered a Covid-19 vaccine; 2 in 3 were offered as unpaid carers.

70% want their shielding or disabled children to have a Covid-19 vaccine when it has been licensed for use in children.

1 in 10 would like access to a Covid-19 vaccine unlicensed right now, but only 3 in every 200 parents that try have been successful in getting it unlicensed.

 

 

 

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 01/11/2021.

 

The Committee noted that all health boards are now inviting children age 12-17 to be vaccinated, and that the actions called for in the petition are now happening. The Committee agreed to congratulate the petitioner and close the petition.

 

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 01/11/2021.

 

 

Senedd Constituency and Region

  • Ynys Môn
  • North Wales

 

Further information

 

 

 

Business type: Petition

Reason considered: Senedd Business;

First published: 19/10/2021

 

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