Petition Discuss measures to increase notifiable disease vaccination uptake.

Most childhood diseases are preventable. The NHS strongly encourages parents to vaccinate via education. However, a small minority of parents refuse. With the number of susceptible children increasing, these diseases are returning, putting lives at risk. New tactics are required to increase uptake.

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Other governments have intervened to increase uptake:
Australia - withholding childcare payments until vaccinated (tinyurl.com/jrk6ll5)
USA - specific vaccination requirements before attending school (tinyurl.com/zswec56)

Discussing and adopting similar approaches in addition to education should increase uptake. Exemptions on health grounds should also be considered.

MMR severe reactions: <1 in 1 million
Measles deaths: before 1980 - 2,600,000 per year, 2015 <135,000.
(tinyurl.com/y8szy8e)

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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