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Dartmouth had the lowest price tag, and the college takes an active stance in preventing the spread of the disease. Even before the student died of meningitis last June, Dartmouth had encouraged students to get the vaccination.
"I think if you look at the cost of an education at Harvard or Dartmouth, $40 is not an unreasonable cost for the student or family to reduce [the risk]," Turco said.
Turco said he did not agree with the criticism over the cost-effectiveness of the vaccine, noting that the very fact that the vaccine reduces the risk of meningitis justifies students getting it.
"As the director of a college health service, my prime task is to prevent people from getting ill and certainly from dying. I think it's a very very high [risk] to put a price tag on that."
Turco claims Dartmouth has vaccinated over half of its students. Next year, he said, the college plans to send out an even stronger recommendation.