This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Introduce legal standards for the publishing of pro anti-vax on social media
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Vaccines levels are at an all time low, partially due to the spread of misinformation of social media platforms
With the spread of fake news and vaccine hesitancy, we risk losing decades of progress in protecting children and communities against devastating and preventable disease
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