LTU partners with Ascension Hospital for vaccine clinic

Lawrence Technological University, in partnership with Ascension Providence Hospital in Southfield, will provide a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for LTU faculty and staff on April 27 and 28 at the Southfield Civic Center Pavilion, 26000 Greenfield Road.

Ascension healthcare staff will administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during the clinic. Since this is a two-dose vaccine, faculty and staff will return on May 18 and 19 for their second dose.

The university has announced that all students living in LTU residence halls, as well as all student-athletes, will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 prior to the start of the fall 2021 semester in August. Religious and medical exemptions will be considered.

“Vaccination is the only path forward to victory over this pandemic, and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in rigorous scientific testing and millions of doses already given,” LTU Provost Tarek Sobh said.

The clinic is part of

LTU’s growing relationship with Ascension Michigan, LTU’s clinical partner in its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, launched in 2017, and its Master of Science in physician assistant studies program, scheduled to launch in the Fall 2022 semester.

“Our strong and increasing relationship with Ascension Michigan puts LTU at the forefront of healthcare education,” Sobh said.

In Michigan, Ascension operates 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities that together employ over 23,000 associates.