The antibiotic is being provided at the cost of Pomona College and is free to all students. The second type of treatment is a meningitis vaccine, which will protect recipients for approximately 3 to 5 years. However, the vaccine protects only against four of the five most common strains of meningoccocal meningitis. There is currently no vaccine available for serotype B, which affects approximately 22 percent of meningoccocal meningitis victims. However, they need to know it won't help for this particular case because it usually takes seven to ten days to take effect.
Vaccination is for future protection.
Students who are interested should contact Student Health Services.