Petition · past parliament
All UK children should receive their full immunisations recommended by the NHS.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Every year, thousands of parents choose not to vaccinate their children. They do this for a variety of reasons; they are rarely medical in nature. This leaves thousands of children in the UK vulnerable to diseases that should have been eradicated. This needs to change. Let's vaccinate all children.
The government should legislate that children must be vaccinated unless a suitable medical professional advises that it wouldn't be in the best interests of the child. Vaccinated children are at risk themselves, but they also pose a risk to society as a whole, which relies on herd immunity.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.