While student athletes at Michigan's Division I universities continue to be tested daily for the coronavirus, they will not be prioritized to receive the recently released vaccine.
Spokespeople at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University told The News there are no imminent plans to make the vaccine available to athletes.
Pfizer's vaccine, which received FDA approval for emergency use Saturday, began rolling out of the company's Portage, Michigan-based headquarters Sunday, for shipments across the nation. Michigan Medicine received 1,950 doses Monday.
In a letter to the university community, Michigan president Mark Schlissel said Monday that it is set to start vaccinating prioritized people this week, starting with health-care workers.