I am a college student, how can i avoid pneumococcal meningitis?

Rare: Pneumococcal meningitis is pretty rare in the US. Meningococcal (Neisseria meningitidis) meningitis is more common and is preventable by a simple MCV4 vaccine.

Pneumococcal meningi: This is not a major risk in adults. It is a risk in children especially under 6. Neisseria meningitis is a risk for college students and there are vaccines for this very devastating infection.