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Michigan Housing Vaccination Requirements
What is the University of Michigan's vaccination policy?
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Meningococcal A (MenACWY) vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine
- Varicella vaccine (chicken pox)
Last Updated: July 28, 2023
What do I need to do to get a Michigan Housing contract?
- After U-M receives your enrollment deposit, we will send you an email with a link to the Michigan Housing application. If you’ve submitted your enrollment deposit and waited three weeks but have not received an email, write to housing@umich.edu. Make sure you include your U-M ID number.
- Submit your Michigan Housing application as soon as possible.
- Concurrently, you need to submit your information about your vaccination history, including whether you are unvaccinated. Submitting this information is required in order to receive a Michigan Housing contract.
- Please submit your vaccination history on these six vaccines, in line with the CDC immunization schedule:
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Meningococcal A (MenACWY) vaccine
- Polio vaccine
- Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine
- Varicella vaccine (chicken pox)
Last Updated: November 1, 2023
How do I provide documentation of my immunizations?
Last Updated: October 31, 2023
I know I received my routine vaccinations but I’m not sure how to find proof. What should I do?
Last Updated: February 22, 2023
What meets the Tdap vaccine requirement?
Last Updated: May 15, 2023
What meets the MenACWY vaccine requirement?
Last Updated: May 15, 2023
My vaccination records are not in English. Do I need to provide a translated copy?
Last Updated: May 2, 2023
Does this policy apply to Housing staff or just students?
Last Updated: February 20, 2023
What additional public health measures may be required for students who have not submitted proof of vaccination?
Last Updated: April 5, 2023
I need help obtaining my COVID-19 vaccination record; what can I do?
Last Updated: February 7, 2022
Can I use another method for submitting my vaccination or exemption information to U-M?
Last Updated: June 14, 2021
U-M Health and Safety Policies
Is our community safe without a universitywide vaccination mandate?
- Get the most up-to-date COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the CDC. You may still report your COVID-19 vaccination to the university if you would like to do so.
- The University Health Service has maintained vital infrastructure to provide prompt evaluation and testing of symptomatic students.
- Our public health response team has the tools and systems in place to identify, monitor and respond to multiple infectious diseases, including through wastewater surveillance, testing and other data sources.
Last Updated: November 1, 2023
Do UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint require COVID-19 vaccinations?
Last Updated: February 20, 2023
Does Michigan Medicine require COVID-19 vaccinations?
Last Updated: November 1, 2023
What other vaccination policies are in place (i.e. the medical, dental, nursing, or pharmacy schools and colleges, etc)?
Last Updated: April 28, 2023
Who has access to vaccination and exemption information?
Last Updated: August 4, 2021
Where do I go if I have more questions?
- The Health Response Call Center serves the campus community by connecting them to U-M resources and support during the pandemic. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please call 734-936-7000.
- Students with questions regarding vaccination policy compliance, exemptions and postponements, please reach out to vaccinecompliance@umich.edu.
- For vaccine verification or related questions, please email vaccineverification@umich.edu. Note: vaccine submission will not be accepted through this email. Directions on how to submit your vaccination information can be found here.
- For other questions about Michigan Housing, please email housing@umich.edu.
- Employees with COVID-related HR questions, including vaccination policy compliance, exemptions, and postponements, please email: COVID-19HR@umich.edu.
- For questions related to international students, please visit the International Center.
- Policy questions can be sent to healthresponse@umich.edu.
Last Updated: August 1, 2023
How is vaccination and exemption information protected?
Last Updated: August 4, 2021
What metrics are being used to determine masking requirements?
Last Updated: February 16, 2023
I want to continue to wear a mask; what type of mask is the best protection for me?
Last Updated: March 9, 2022
Can I ask someone around me to wear a mask?
Last Updated: March 9, 2022
What are the indicators for the university to change its plans?
- Spread of COVID-19 locally and regionally.
- Capacity of area hospitals.
- Campus isolation capacity.
- Capacity for case investigation and contact tracing.
Last Updated: August 12, 2021
Can I receive immunizations through UHS?
Last Updated: February 20, 2023
Where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Last Updated: February 16, 2023
Are the COVID-19 vaccinations safe?
- Students: Call University Health Service and ask to speak with a nurse for COVID vaccine information. The phone number is 734-764-8320.
- Employees: Speak with a trained adviser at Occupational Health Services by phone on weekdays from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The phone number is 734-764-8021, and callers should select prompt No. 2.
Last Updated: July 11, 2023
Do I need to pay or have insurance to get vaccinated?
Last Updated: May 10, 2023
Can I get the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as other vaccines?
Last Updated: February 16, 2023
COVID-19 Basics, Testing, and Isolation
How do I isolate?
Last Updated: August 15, 2023
What is a close contact?
Last Updated: January 31, 2023
What is case investigation and how is it done?
Last Updated: August 3, 2022
What prevention measures should I take before, during and after traveling?
- Delay traveling internationally until you are up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.
- Get vaccinated or tested per CDC guidance.
- Wear a mask, especially in crowded areas.
- Practice social distancing.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, or hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid travel if ill.
- Check for travel restrictions and entry requirements for your final destination. To determine travel regulations and entry requirements for international locations, visit the COVID-19 Country Specific Information page on the U.S. Embassy site of the destination country.
- Follow U-M policy and country-specific requirements for international University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT). Locate your country on Global Michigan to determine travel eligibility and requirements.
Last Updated: February 2, 2022
COVID-19 symptoms and spread
What are the symptoms and how is it spread?
Symptoms may be flu-like, ranging from mild to serious, and include:- Fever
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Chills
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Muscle pain
- Loss of taste or smell
Last Updated: May 10, 2022
How do I prevent the spread of COVID-19?
- Get vaccinated against COVID-19, including any additional recommended boosters.
- Wear a face covering when around others.
- Get tested before attending social activities. Free PCR and rapid antigen tests are available on campus.
- Get tested after close contact exposures, and be sure to wear a mask for a full 10 days.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
Last Updated: May 10, 2022
I've been exposed to COVID-19; what should I do?
Last Updated: August 15, 2023
I’m feeling sick with COVID-19 symptoms; what should I do?
Last Updated: August 15, 2023
I’ve tested positive for COVID-19; what should I do?
Last Updated: August 15, 2023
I've tested positive: can I move back into my res hall after my 5-day isolation period?
Last Updated: August 31, 2023
What should be done if someone tests positive for COVID-19 (in the classroom, at an event, etc.)?
- Individuals who test positive will need to isolate and should follow care and isolation guidance outlined here.
- When an individual tests positive from a U-M testing source or reports a positive test result from an off-campus testing source to the university, they will be sent guidance which includes the direction to notify all individuals who they may have been in close contact with during their infectious period of their positive result.
- Note: The individual may not have been infectious while around others.
- If faculty members, departments or units choose to notify others of a positive case, they should not identify individuals by name. Students, faculty and staff — regardless of vaccination status — no longer need to quarantine following a close contact exposure but should self-monitor for symptoms for 10 days.
- If positive in the classroom, it is the individual's responsibility to notify the instructor that they are not able to attend class due to illness. Faculty should continue to provide academic support to all students during this period. The Dean of Students Office can provide support to the student.
Last Updated: May 27, 2022
What should faculty or staff do if a student in their class discloses that they have tested positive?
- Visit the Health Response website for FAQs about COVID-19 and care and isolation guidance
- Unless they were tested at University Health Service, they should report their positive test result here
- University Health Service (UHS): 734-764-8320 for 24/7 nurse advice
- Dean of Students Office: 734-764-7420; deanofstudents@umich.edu for support about any concern or disruption to a student’s campus life (emergency financial resources, support for physical and/or mental health concerns, assistance addressing academic concerns, navigation of and connection with campus and community resources, etc.). Faculty also can use the public report form on the DOS website under "Request Support for a Student" to refer a concern about a student to the Dean of Students Office critical incident response team: https://deanofstudents.umich.edu/
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): 734-764-8312
Last Updated: August 1, 2023
A member of my household has tested positive, and I have symptoms. Do I need to test or can I just begin isolation?
Last Updated: May 12, 2023
I've tested positive using a rapid antigen test; do I need a confirmation PCR test?
Last Updated: January 24, 2022
Where can I report my outside positive COVID-19 test results?
Last Updated: May 12, 2023
Does my U-M health insurance plan cover COVID-19 testing, treatment, or vaccination?
- Costs for COVID-19 medical services shifted to normal rates and requirements, effective May 12, 2023. This means members covered by U-M health plans will pay regular coinsurance or copays for these services, including charges for using out-of-network providers.
- Also effective May 12, over-the-counter rapid antigen COVID-19 tests are not covered by U-M’s prescription drug plan. Members have through May 2024 to submit reimbursement claims to Magellan Rx for eligible, previously purchased test kits.
- COVID-19 treatment drugs Paxlovid and its generics, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, will continue to be covered by the U-M prescription drug plan, with no member cost-share as long as the U.S. government pays for these products.
- COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be covered at no cost to members.
Last Updated: May 12, 2023