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University Council Meeting Recap - November 7th, 2021



Central Student Government's University Council met on Sunday, November 7th. A summary of the recap has been provided below. A full recap can also be found here.


  • Pressing Updates (CSG - Carla Voigt)

    • Student selection for provost selection committee, need a very quick turnaround; sent in GroupMe, send to students to complete by Tuesday night (11/9)


Dr. Ernst Visit

  • Problems with COVID testing through UHS:

    • 2 primary sources for getting tested as a student:

      • CTSP (asymptomatic), 24-36 hour turnaround

      • UHS PCR-based testing with Michigan Medicine; capacity backup to CTSP, traditional nasal swab, 2 hour turnaround, can only run 16 tests at a time before sending tests to hospital to speed up process which makes turnaround time 18-24 hours

        • Max capacity of 225 tests per day

        • Saw a decline in test demand similar with decline in positivity rate

        • Access to testing is strictly still by-appointment

        • Started October with 20% booked, has climbed to 80%


  • Why would not everyone just get tested at CTSP?

    • Dangers of placing everyone in a space where people are symptomatic

  • Glitch in system with being charged for UHS test, was assessed and removed


  • Has the demand for COVID attention at UHS taken away from the quality of other care offered?

    • Multiple preventative practices were pushed out until October due to high demands from COVID

    • New approach of testing for COVID and Flu which is taking a drain on resources

    • Preventative care, sports med, mental health are the current shortcomings of UHS


  • Change in Masking Mandate Policies

    • Started with 75% universal vaccination rate

    • Through fall lived experience, 97% feels like herd immunity

      • When the combination of community cases fall below a threshold, the policy will be reconsidered, not expected to happen anytime soon


  • Does UHS have the capacity to perform rapid antigen tests?

    • No, downside is its sensitivity


  • What is the possibility for vaccine clinics to offer flu shots?

    • The capacity is available in the community, but lack of trained individuals are lacking in order to distribute

    • Campus is not currently seeing a flu season but a flu outbreak due to the recent travel from fall break, which is also translating to a higher COVID case rate


  • Who is making the health decisions at U-M?

    • Michigan medicine is not the health decision-making body at U-M

    • Executive Officers of the University create the policy

    • UHS shares campus covid response



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