P-05-693 Give Every Child in Wales the Meningitis B Vaccine for Free

This petition was submitted by Rhian Cecil, having collected 1,195 signatures.

Petition Wording

Health is completely devolved to Wales. We ask the Assembly and Mark Drakeford to change the age range that all children receive the vaccine .

All children are at risk from this terrible infection, yet the Government in Wales only vaccinate 2-5 month olds. There needs to be a rollout programme to vaccinate all children, at least up to age 11. Meningococcal infections can be very serious, causing MENINGITIS, SEPTICAEMIA & DEATH

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 17/10/2017.

The Committee agreed to close the petition, given that it is difficult to identify how the Committee could take the petition forward in the absence of contact from the petitioner.

Full details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 12/07/2016.

Assembly Constituency and Region

• Pontypridd
• South Wales Central

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