blog posts Remembering U of I's meningitis deaths: Another time when mass vaccinations were needed Dec 21, 2020 1:30 pm by WLS-TVIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images WLS-TV (Dec. 18) In 1991, the death of a student from bacterial meningitis scared the campus community. A second Illini student died within days. Officials faced a tough decision - whether to quarantine the campus, send students home or vaccinate. Share on Facebook Tweet Email