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Petition · past parliament

Start a petition so that all children can receive a meningitis vaccine,

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The NHS has accepted that there is a need for a meningitis vaccine for children but have introduced it so that only babies can receive it free of charge.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Give the Meningitis B vaccine to ALL children, not just newborn babies.

Timeline

19 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.