Vaccination clinics across the Ann Arbor campus will begin Sept. 9 and run throughout the fall term.
Cosponsored by University Health & Counseling and MHealthy, all clinics will offer the influenza vaccine. They will also offer the updated COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is available.
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The clinics, which are walk-in only, have no out-of-pocket cost for university employees and spouses or other qualified adults who present their U-M health insurance card. Those not covered under an accepted plan can pay out of pocket.
Attendees should wear appropriate clothing to receive a shot in their upper arm. Additional options for obtaining vaccines are available on U-M’s Health Response website.
As in recent years, Michigan Medicine employees are required to comply with the Michigan Medicine Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Policy and can obtain an influenza vaccine at Occupational Health Services clinics.
UM-Dearborn is offering two clinics this fall and information on those can be found on the MHealthy website. UM-Flint faculty and staff, as well as spouses/OQAs, dependents and retirees, can receive flu or COVID-19 vaccinations at their doctor’s office, local clinic or network immunizing pharmacy.
Meanwhile, the public health data dashboard on the Health Response website has expanded to include data on a range of illnesses in addition to COVID-19.
Viewers can now see weekly student case counts of respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses at University Health & Counseling, as well as the wastewater surveillance status for COVID-19, RSV, influenza, rotavirus and norovirus.
“Every year we see an increase in illness as campus repopulates, which we anticipate and plan for,” said Robert Ernst, chief health officer and associate vice president for health and wellness in Student Life. “But now we have a simple, straightforward way to share those trends with the public. Instead of word-of-mouth fears, people can actually see for themselves current and past levels of disease activity.”
In addition to staying up to date on vaccinations, Ernst advised that staying home when they are sick is one of the most important actions people can take to keep themselves and their community safe.
He acknowledged that this guidance isn’t always easy to enact but he encouraged employers and faculty to be flexible if their employees or students are under the weather.
“Going to class or work with an active illness is not good for you, it’s not good for the people next to you, it’s not good for your instructor or supervisor, and it’s not good for the community. As we head into a new semester, I encourage everyone to take care of themselves and prioritize their health,” he said.
