ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WXYZ) – The University of Michigan announced Wednesday that it will open a coronavirus vaccination clinic at Big House Stadium.
UM has been forced to close its gates to fans during the COVID-19 pandemic and says the Big House will reopen to play a critical role in efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible quickly.
According to the university, hundreds of UM employees and students should receive their first dose of Pfizer vaccine at 9 a.m. Thursday at Michigan Stadium.
The health system has already vaccinated more than 6,000 health workers, and by opening the stadium and other planned venues, it aims to deliver all vaccine doses from the state.
Currently, Michigan medicine vaccines only those workers and students who fall into the Phase 1a vaccine priority group, according to guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
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