Meningitis shot: It's not mandatory, but vaccine is a necessary precaution

SPRINGFIELD – When Lisa Mazzocco starts college at the University of Illinois this fall, she'll have registered for classes, moved into her dorm room, bought books.

She'll also have been vaccinated against meningitis.

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