<p>"This week, a staff member at the University of California, Riverside, east of Los Angeles, was hospitalized with a suspected case of bacterial meningitis, prompting officials there to consider implementing a requirement that all students be vaccinated against it.</p>
<p>On Thursday, the dean of the U.C. Riverside medical school called on the broader U.C. system to insist on vaccinations at all of its 10 campuses.</p>
<p>Late on Thursday, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health said in an email that the state had formally asked the CDC to request permission from U.S. regulators to use Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ Bexsero in Santa Barbara."</p>
<p>As a parent of a Calif college student, I am alarmed that the CDC is taking a “wait and see” attitude regarding this deadly disease.</p>
<p>Add Cal Poly SLO to the list of CA campuses with this disease. At the present this is reported to be the viral version which is not quite as dangerous.</p>
<p>[Cal</a> Poly San Luis Obispo is latest campus to report meningitis case - latimes.com](<a href=“Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is latest campus to report meningitis case”>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is latest campus to report meningitis case)</p>
<p>Does it seem odd that so much of the attitude is “wait and see” with students traveling freely onto and off campus and no restrictions curtailing exposure to more and more individuals? It seems highly irresponsible. The disparate responses to the outbreak on the two coastal campuses also seems curious.</p>
<p>[Worried</a> UCSB parents demand equal access to Princeton’s meningitis vaccine - NBC News.com](<a href=“http://www.nbcnews.com/health/worried-ucsb-parents-demand-equal-access-princetons-meningitis-vaccine-2D11724102]Worried”>Worried UCSB parents demand equal access to Princeton's meningitis vaccine)</p>
<p>Cal Poly case is viral, not bacterial. The vaccine is specific to “B” strain bacterial mennigitis. Has the University of California system requested the vaccine? It was interesting to note in the Princeton case, they are the ones that initiated the request to the CDC and offered to cover the cost of the vaccine. The incubation period is 4-10 days, it seems that the University may be waiting for any new cases in light of the semester break.</p>