Petition · past parliament

Initiate a national Meningitis B vaccine programme for 14-24 year olds.

Closed 56 signatures

What the petition asks

Isabel Gentry died from Meningitis B on 20/5/16 aged 16yrs. If Isabel had received the Meningitis B vaccine she would be alive today. This vaccine is only given routinely to babies under 4 months of age. The second most vulnerable age group is the 14 to 24-year-olds.

Timeline

6 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 56
Status Closed
Opened 6 Apr 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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