Meningitis vaccine to be offered to college students
By The Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ State health officials plan to organize a vaccination clinic at Providence College after a second student came down with a probable case of meningococcal meningitis.
The Rhode Island Department of Health said it was coordinating with the school, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to offer what it called a “robust vaccination regimen” for all
Officials say a shipment of a new vaccine considered effective against type B meningitis is expected to arrive in
Officials reported a confirmed case of meningitis at the school on Monday. That student is said to be recovering at a
People who had close contact with either student were given antibiotics.
© The Associated Press/WLNE-TV 2015
