Petition · past parliament
Allow children of all ages to have the meningitis B vaccine on the NHS
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Meningitis B is the most common cause of bacterial Meningitis by which children's lives are taken. As vaccines are the only way to prevent meningitis this vaccine should be offered to all children, not just those born after June 2015. It can be paid for privately which many people cannot afford.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.