Oakland University announced Monday that students living on campus will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus
Oakland University announced Monday that students living on campus will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Oakland is believed to be the first public university in Michigan to require vaccination but is not expected to be the last, said Daniel Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities. OU is requiring students who plan to live in the residence halls, apartments and cottages this fall to be vaccinated before moving in on Aug.27. Exceptions will be made for those who seek an exemption based on religious or medical reasons. Oakland President Ora Pescovitz said the university has obtained 5,200 doses of vaccine, a combination of Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson brands, that will be offered to students, staff and faculty starting this week and added she hopes many students get vaccinated before leaving campus for the semester. Pescovitz, a pediatrician, said she strongly recommends that the OU community gets vaccinated as quickly a possible because there is a race underway between the COVID-19 virus, variants of the disease and efforts to vaccinate people in Michigan.
