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One of the major changes to the list is the addition of screenings for hepatitis A and hepatitis C. The hepatitis-A vaccine is being recommended for groups at high risk for the disease, including international travelers, drug users and workers in the food-service, health-care or day-care...
Turco said there is no reason for students not to pay for the vaccine, even if the disease is rare.
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.
Even if other colleges are not following Dartmouth's lead in recommending the vaccine now, Turco believes that they will soon, even if it takes more meningitis cases across the country to convince them.
"We're all completely freaked out about meningitis. Our roommate's uncle is a doctor and her aunt gets really paranoid. So she's been telling us all year that we need to get our vaccine."