Credit Caroline Llanes / Michigan Radio The Veterans Administration is joining other health systems in Michigan that are requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. There are five VA medical centers in Michigan: Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, Iron Mountain, and Saginaw. Other health systems in Michigan that are mandating the COVID vaccine are Trinity Health, OFS HealthCare, and Henry Ford Health System. The VA's vaccine mandate applies to Title 38 employees, which include physicians, physicians assistants, registered nurses, dentists, and other medical professionals. According to the VA's COVID-19 National Summary, 7103 VA employees in Michigan are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Pino Colone is an emergency medical physician at Henry Ford Health, and the president of the Michigan State Medical Society. He says he's pleased to see so many people vaccinated.