Rejected petition Make it compulsory for children to be vaccinated to attend school

The UK should follow other countries and make it mandatory for children to be vaccinated if they are going to a government funded school (unless a medical certificate is issued to say there is a medical reason that they can’t be vaccinated)

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With the rise of anti vaxxers children are at risk of diseases that can be prevented. Many countries or states are introducing this and the UK should follow

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

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/243402

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Date submitted 12 March 2019
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