COVID-19 vaccine
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August 4, 2021
University accepting limited exemptions to vaccine mandate
Students, faculty and staff members seeking a medical or religious exemption to the University of Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement may submit a request through Wolverine Access.
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July 30, 2021
U-M will require COVID-19 vaccination on all campuses
All students, faculty and staff on U-M’s three campuses and at Michigan Medicine must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit their vaccination information before the fall term starts Aug. 30.
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July 20, 2021
Vaccination rate among U-M students at Ann Arbor hits 76 percent
Seventy-six percent of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall have reported and are confirmed to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of July 20.
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July 19, 2021
Faculty survey supports mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at U-M
A majority of faculty members who answered a survey about mandatory COVID-19 vaccination at U-M believe the vaccine should be required for all students, faculty and staff, with limited medical and religious exemptions.
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July 6, 2021
Self-report vaccination dashboard indicates 68% of students vaccinated
More than half of U-M students planning to attend classes on the Ann Arbor campus this fall are reporting they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released July 6 as part of a new vaccination dashboard.
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June 17, 2021
U-M reduces masking, distancing requirements on campus
Fully vaccinated individuals who self-report their vaccine information to U-M will no longer be required to wear a mask or social distance for most areas on all three U-M campuses.
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June 2, 2021
U-M joins White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
U-M is among more than 200 higher education institutions in 43 states to join the White House’s COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge, which seeks to provide vaccination opportunities and access to all members of the university community.
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May 14, 2021
Survey looks at vaccine hesitancy among health-care workers
Health-care workers were first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, but not everyone jumped at the chance. Michigan Medicine researchers looked at who was signing up for the vaccine, who was deciding to wait, and why.
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May 13, 2021
Michigan Medicine offers COVID-19 vaccines to younger patients
Michigan Medicine will schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for individuals as young as 12 years old. Appointments are available starting May 14, for patients ages 12-15 with Michigan Medicine medical record numbers.
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May 12, 2021
Study finds vaccine hesitancy rooted in institutional mistrust
Hesitancy by some to get a COVID-19 vaccine is due to longstanding mistrust in technical, health and government institutions, and it challenges efforts to achieve herd immunity, researchers say.
