vaccination policy

  1. July 6, 2023

    U-M updates vaccination policy for Michigan Housing students

    U-M has revised its vaccination policy, no longer requiring Michigan Housing students to receive a dose of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. The policy is effective July 5.

  2. May 8, 2023

    University’s COVID-19 response entering new phase

    The comprehensive health and safety response that U-M created during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic will transition to a new phase this week, affecting employee benefits, as well as COVID testing on campus.

  3. February 20, 2023

    U-M leaders announce COVID-19 policy changes

    U-M announced that effective Feb. 20, 2023, only UM-Ann Arbor students living in Michigan Housing are required to report COVID-19 vaccination.

  4. April 27, 2022

    U-M updates mask guidelines, other COVID-19 policies

    Wearing a mask will soon be optional across the university, except for selected areas on the Ann Arbor campus, under a revised face-covering policy that takes effect May 2.

  5. March 9, 2022

    University to drop mask mandate for most indoor spaces March 14

    U-M will make masking optional starting March 14 for most indoor spaces on campus, including offices, residence halls and athletic events. Masks will remain required in classrooms, buses and some other areas.

  6. March 7, 2022

    Updates to ResponsiBLUE include booster information

    Significant updates — including new statuses to support U-M’s COVID-19 booster requirement — have been made to ResponsiBLUE, the campus community’s health-screening tool.

  7. February 18, 2022

    COVID-19 dashboard now reflects U-M community’s booster status

    A majority of U-M students, faculty and staff have been verified as up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, according to the university’s COVID-19 dashboard, which now includes the booster status for the campus community.

  8. November 12, 2021

    COVID-19 vaccination requirements apply to bargained-for employees

    New federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates apply to bargained-for U-M employees on all three campuses who are not currently covered by the university’s vaccination policy.

  9. October 25, 2021

    Sanctions set for employees not complying with vaccine policy

    Employees out of compliance with the university’s COVID-19 vaccination policy will face additional accountability measures, effective Nov. 8 for staff and at the end of the academic semester for faculty.   

  10. August 25, 2021

    What to know about navigating an in-person fall amid COVID-19

    As students, faculty and staff kick off a new in-person academic year on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus, a number of COVID-19 response efforts, policies and community expectations are in place for a productive and healthy fall term.