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How Michigan's public universities will handle mask, vaccine mandates
(Detroit Free Press) One by one, Michigan colleges and universities have announced mask and vaccine mandates for the approaching school year.
The measures are meant to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, as concerns over the virus' delta variant escalate. The CDC on Wednesday bumped Michigan's transmission level up to substantial from high. The CDC updated its guidance to recommend that vaccinated people still don masks indoors in areas where COVID-19 transmission is high or substantial.
Here is what the state's public universities have announced:
University of Michigan
U-M has mandated vaccinations for students, faculty and staff members. In a news release, university officials said those who do not adhere to the mandate will be subject to disciplinary action, but did not specify what the discipline would entail. ..............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/08/10/michigan-school-mask-vaccine-mandate-college-university/5541108001/