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| Meningitis B petition becomes UK's most signed | Meningitis B petition becomes UK's most signed |
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| A petition calling for the meningitis B vaccine to be given to all children, not just babies, has become the most signed on the UK Government website. | A petition calling for the meningitis B vaccine to be given to all children, not just babies, has become the most signed on the UK Government website. |
| More than 580,500 people have signed the petition, highlighted by the stories of two-year-old Faye Burdett and rugby player Matt Dawson's son. | More than 580,500 people have signed the petition, highlighted by the stories of two-year-old Faye Burdett and rugby player Matt Dawson's son. |
| It beats the previous highest number of signatures, on the Block Donald J Trump from UK entry, which has 579,468. | It beats the previous highest number of signatures, on the Block Donald J Trump from UK entry, which has 579,468. |
| Parliament considers for debate petitions with more than 100,000 names. | Parliament considers for debate petitions with more than 100,000 names. |
| Faye's mother backed the campaign by sharing an image of her daughter before her death from meningitis B on Valentine's Day. | Faye's mother backed the campaign by sharing an image of her daughter before her death from meningitis B on Valentine's Day. |
| Faye, from Maidstone, Kent, died after fighting the infection for 11 days. | |
| Former England rugby union captain Dawson later revealed his family went through "two weeks of hell" as his two-year-old son Sam battled meningitis W135. | Former England rugby union captain Dawson later revealed his family went through "two weeks of hell" as his two-year-old son Sam battled meningitis W135. |
| Sam Dawson underwent treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. | Sam Dawson underwent treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
| A vaccine to protect against meningitis B became available on the NHS for children under the age of one in September, but parents who want to have older children vaccinated must pay privately. | A vaccine to protect against meningitis B became available on the NHS for children under the age of one in September, but parents who want to have older children vaccinated must pay privately. |
| The UK is the first country to have introduced the Men B vaccine. | The UK is the first country to have introduced the Men B vaccine. |
| Faye's parents, Jenny and Neil Burdett, said the response to the petition had been "overwhelming". | |
| "We thought long and hard about the release of Faye's pictures but we as a family who have been through the devastation of meningitis feel all children should be able to get protected from this cruel disease," they said. | |
| "It's not just about Faye's death but also about the maiming of children that do survive the disease. | |
| "Prevention must be better." | |
| A separate appeal in Faye's name on behalf of Evelina London Children's Hospital where she died has raised more than £17,500. | |
| Private clinics have been asked by manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline not to start new courses of the meningitis B vaccine - called Bexsero - because of shortages. | |
| The NHS vaccination programme is unaffected. | |
| GlaxoSmithKline has said stocks are expected to return to normal levels by July. | |
| Chair of the Commons health select committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston, said the government was advised by the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation (JCVI). | |
| "There is a case for the JCVI looking again at the formula it uses to weigh up cost effectiveness and I think that is what should now happen as a result of this petition," she said. | |
| "The way the public feel is absolutely crucial as part of how you weigh up these decisions but it shouldn't be the main driver of policy." |