MADISON, Wis. — Even while U.S. numbers lag, the number of vaccinations for meningitis is high in Wisconsin.
A government survey finds that about 12 percent of teens get the relatively new vaccine.
But Wisconsin has higher compliance, in part because of a state law passed after a student died of the infection.
Wisconsin college students aren’t required to get the shot, which usually costs around $90.
Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist with the University Health Services in Madison, said that three-fourths of incoming freshmen are vaccinated.