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Petition to Megan K. Reilly, George McKenna, Monica Garcia, Scott Schmerelson, Nick Melvoin, Kelly Gonez, Richard Vladovic

Overturning LAUSD Approved Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate.

LAUSD CANNOT FORCE MANDATE ANY MAN, WOMAN, OR SPECIFICALLY CHILD TO RECEIVE AN EXPERIMENTAL or FULL AUTHORIZATION USE OF COVID 19 SARS-CoV-2 VACCINE WITHOUT KNOWING THE LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS ON KIDS OF AGES 12- AND ABOVE. WITH CDC’s UPDATED COVID-19 INFECTION FATALITY RATE FOR THE AGE GROUP OF 0-19 YEARS BEING 0.00003% WITH SURVIVAL RATE OF 99.997% THE DECISION MADE BY THE LAUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND MADE WITHOUT ANY CONSIDERATION OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN MIND. PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN THIS AGE BRACKET SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOSE TO VACCINATE THEIR KIDS AND NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM. LAUSD CANNOT DENY ANY CHILD TO ATTEND IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION DUE TO RACE, RELIGION, PERSONAL BELIEFS, AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO RESEARCH THE SIDE AFFECTS OF COVID 19 SARS-CoV-2 VACCINE AND TAKE YOUR RIGHTS BACK AS PARENTS AND SIGN THIS PETITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONRead more

L CLos Angeles, CA, United States

16,470 supporters

Created September 9, 2021

Petition to R. Hitendra,, R .Hithendra, I.P.S, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Bengaluru City

Make international safety standard approved helmets legal in Bangalore.

Making the ISI helmet compulsory is a great initiative by the bangalore traffic police. But this is meant to crack down on substandard helmets. Helmets with DOT and ECE certifications are far more superior in safety, and should be allowed. The problem is simple and clear, and we find that banning these helmets are not for the betterment of the riding community in general.Read more

Karan GroverIndia

23,179 supporters

Created January 22, 2018

Petition to LAUSD Board of Education

Eliminate Riley’s Farm as an approved LAUSD Field Trip Site

Riley’s Farm is currently approved on the LAUSD list of field trips. Jim Riley, owner, is a knownRead more

Ingrid GunnellGlendale, CA, United States

22,169 supporters

Created January 8, 2021

Petition to UK Parliament, NHS

Make NHS already approved immunotherapy drugs available for rare types of cancer too

Nivolumab is an immunotherapy drug NHS approved for treatment of types of lung, kidney and skinRead more

ANDY ROXBURGHIpswich, ENG, United Kingdom

126,865 supporters

Created March 4, 2020

Petition to British government

Increase the 45p tax-free approved mileage allowance to help NHS community nurses

the 45p tax-free approved mileage allowance* is a simple way of helping community nurses at thisRead more

Adam GrayHarrogate, ENG, United Kingdom

60,880 supporters

Created February 28, 2022

Petition to Nicholas Moriello, Timothy Law, Leilyn Perri, Aaron Billger

Highmark Delaware: Approve This Life-Changing, FDA Approved Treatment For My Son

dependence and early death. In June, the FDA approved a new gene therapy, Elevidys, which helps muscles make only approved the drug for ages 4 and 5, an impossibly small window since children with DMD areRead more

Phillip HuberUnited States

45,968 supporters

Created August 20, 2023

Petition to Government

A bee-killing pesticide banned by the EU has been approved for use by sugar beet farmers

A pesticide believed to kill bees has been authorised for use in England despite an EU-wide ban two years ago and an explicit government pledge to keep the restrictions. Following lobbying from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and British Sugar, a product containing the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam was sanctioned for emergency use on sugar beet seeds this year because of the threat posed by a virus. Conservationists have described the decision as regressive and called for safeguards to prevent the pollution of rivers with rainwater containing the chemical at a time when British insects are in serious decline. The decision by 11 countries to allow emergency use of the product comes amid a growing awareness of the harmful role played by refined sugar in the development of long-term health problems. Matt Shardlow, the chief executive of the invertebrate conservation group Buglife, said it was an “environmentally regressive” decision that would destroy wildflowers and add to an “onslaught” on insects. “In addition, no action is proposed to prevent the pollution of rivers with insecticides applied to sugar beet,” he said. “Nothing has changed scientifically since the decision to ban neonics from use on sugar beet in 2018. They are still going to harm the environment.” The EU agreed to a ban on all outdoor uses of thiamethoxam in 2018 to protect bees. When the UK pledged to back the ban, Michael Gove, then the environment secretary, said: “The weight of evidence now shows the risks neonicotinoids pose to our environment, particularly to the bees and other pollinators which play such a key part in our £100bn food industry, is greater than previously understood … We cannot afford to put our pollinator populations at risk.” He also wrote in the Guardian: “Unless the evidence base changes again, the government will keep these restrictions in place after we have left the EU.” The UK, however, has now joined EU countries including Belgium, Denmark and Spain in signing emergency authorisations for its use, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). A similar emergency application for England in 2018 was refused after government pesticide advisers said it would “cause unacceptable effects to bees in flowering crops and flowering plants in field margins”. It added that it would harm “birds and mammals eating seedlings from treated seed and birds consuming pelleted seed” and risked “adversely impacting populations of aquatic insects”. Scientists have observed significant declines in some British bee species since 2007, coinciding with the introduction of thiamethoxam, which was previously widely used. Studies suggest that it weakens bees’ immune systems, harms the development of baby bees’ brains and can leave them unable to fly. Another study has found honey samples being contaminated by neonicotinoids..”Read more

Alison MaslenLondon, United Kingdom

115,129 supporters

Created January 10, 2021

Victory!

Petition to PBAC (Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory Committee), Health Minister of Australia

Tony Abbott: please don't let me die of melanoma waiting for this cancer drug to be approved in Australia

It's watching my beautiful 2 year old play that shatters me most now. I was diagnosed with an aggressive melanoma cancer fourteen years ago. It devastated us. What's been keeping me alive – and giving us hope that I'll beat this awful disease is new wonder drug MK-3475, but because the government is still yet to put it on the PBS we're going broke and could have my cancer treatment cut short. Doctors around the world say MK-3475 could save my life and many others. Just trialling the drug has reduced my tumour size by 70%. It's costing us $10,500 every 3 weeks and we can't afford to self-fund the hugely expensive treatment much longer. I can't believe that the cancer drug that could save my life is slipping out of reach because of these mindless government delays. They need to put it on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme immediately. It's what doctors, cancer sufferers and experts are all saying. And we've got a chance to convince the government to act in the next few weeks before they meet in March. This decision could mean life or death for me. It could mean seeing my little boy grow up or not. But this is about more than just my family. 1,400 people are dying from melanoma every year in Australia – it's one of the biggest, silent killers. Yet we're dragging behind the US and Japan in approving this new treatment. Please, Mr Abbott – don't let cancer sufferers like me die waiting for this drug, add MK-3475 to the PBS immediately. Step in and do something to help us. We're begging you. Thank you for reading, and please sign my petition to add your support. Shane, Danielle and 2 year-old Jett RaisherRead more