ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) – The University of Michigan announced on Wednesday that it will launch a coronavirus vaccination clinic at the Big House stadium.
UM must close its gates to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic and say the Big House will reopen to play a pivotal role in efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible quickly.
According to the university, hundreds of UM employees and students will receive their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Michigan Stadium Thursday at 9:00 am.
The health system has already vaccinated more than 6,000 health workers and is committed to delivering all vaccine doses received from the state through the opening of the stadium and other planned locations.
Currently, Michigan Medicine only vaccinates those workers and students who fall into the Phase 1a vaccine priority group, according to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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