Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

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

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.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/108072

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.