Institutions of higher learning in Amherst are scrambling to protect students and staff from meningitis.
Preparations were finalized at the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday for a large-scale student vaccination clinic on campus after two recent cases of meningitis B were diagnosed on campus.
Hampshire College urged students on Tuesday to get the vaccine, especially those who take classes at UMass.
Meningitis shots are also available at Smith College and Amherst College.