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Michigan Stadium Closes Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic After Giving 90,000 Shots in Six Months
The Big House, America’s largest football stadium, was a well-oiled machine during the worst of the Pandemic
ANN ARBOR, Mich . — With more than 60 percent of the state having at least one dose and cases nosediving, Michigan Stadium ended its six-month-old vaccination clinic Friday.
“Six months and 90,000+ people later — the vaccination clinic at the largest stadium in the United States closes today,” U-M spokesman Jared Wadley said. “I want to thank and congratulate the other volunteers, staff, and nurses for making this a huge success.”
More than 4.6 million people in Michigan received the vaccination. People can still get vaccination shots elsewhere from Michigan Medicine and other physicians, but the massive Big House operation is closing.
As a Michigan graduate and former staffer, this reporter got Pfizer doses in April and May, seeing traffic drop drastically between the two visits. Most students are also off for the summer, contributing to the decline in demand.
