Petition · past parliament
Make meningitis b vaccine free to all children in England
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Meningitis B is now routinely available to all babies under 12 months. Any child older will not be able to get it on the NHS and parents will have to pay privately. It would be mutiple doses per child.
There are around 3200 cases of meningitis cases each year. The vaccine costs around £20 to produce yet private companies are charging 400% or more. The more demand there is the cheaper it would be. I'd like my taxes to go towards my childs health not in the pockets of mps for their expenses.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.