Petition · past parliament
Make vaccinations compulsory for starting school
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
The measles outbreak across the western world is a tragedy given that it is a preventable disease. Unvaccinated members of our society put our babies, our pregnant mums and the immunocompromised at risk.
Someone reminded me that cats cannot be left at the cattery without proof of vaccinations. How as a nation do we take better care of our pets than our children?
I have heard the argument that making vaccinations compulsory is a “nanny state” move. Perhaps so but it is the same nanny state that made education compulsory and banned violence against our children. There are reasons why laws are made. Quoting Bentham, it is about the greatest happiness for the greatest number and vaccinations create herd immunity which protects us all.
11 European countries as well as New York and California have already moved towards mandatory vaccinations. It is time that we did too.
I have heard the argument that making vaccinations compulsory is a “nanny state” move. Perhaps so but it is the same nanny state that made education compulsory and banned violence against our children. There are reasons why laws are made. Quoting Bentham, it is about the greatest happiness for the greatest number and vaccinations create herd immunity which protects us all.
11 European countries as well as New York and California have already moved towards mandatory vaccinations. It is time that we did too.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.