This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Make vaccinations mandatory for nurseries and schools.

Measles is on the rise in Europe. If people choose not to vaccinate their own babies and children then that is their own risk but they do not have the right to put other babies at risk who are either too young or medically unable to receive the vaccine.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/227595

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