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One public Michigan university is requiring COVID-19 vaccination for students. Will others do the same?
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Visitors enter from the Jack Roth Stadium Club entrance as Michigan Medicine healthcare workers administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020.Jacob Hamilton | The Ann Arbor News
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Michigan colleges and universities are announcing plans for in-person classes in the fall, and many are discussing whether or not students should have to get a COVID-19 vaccination before they arrive.
So far, only one of Michigan’s 15 public universities – Oakland University – has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, according to Dan Hurley, president of the Michigan Association of State Universities.
Michigan State University is launching a student-only vaccine clinic Friday.
A recent survey conducted by the National Social Norms Center at MSU found more than 80% of MSU students plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to them. Now, the school is making appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine specifically available to them inside of the MSU Pavilion.
Michigan State University Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen said there are 3,000 initial appointments available for the first week.
“It moves us even closer to a more typical fall semester at Michigan State University, he said.
So far, MSU is planning to hold 75% of undergraduate classes in-person in the fall. Classes will be offered in-person, hybrid, and some especially those that would traditionally fill large lecture halls will remain online.