Rejected petition Make the Meningitis B vaccine mandatory for people born after 2015

Two university students from Kent have recently died due to Meningitis B. Currently, the only people who are vaccinated with this strain of the illness are born after 2015. This petition being considered could save many lives, and save the nation from a mass outbreak.

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.

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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for similar action: "Offer MenB vaccine to under 22s born before 2015" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/764623

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

Date submitted 17 March 2026
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