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A hospital network northwest Montana is among the many health care systems in the state that will follow a federal rule requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospitals that don’t comply could lose federal funding. -
Following the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s endorsement of COVID-19 booster shots for all fully vaccinated adults, state health officials say Montanans wanting a booster should have no trouble finding one.
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A team of federal health care providers is helping to address a staffing shortage in Billings as Yellowstone County continues to lead the state in the number of active COVID-19 cases. -
Kids aged 5-11 can now get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Lauren Wilson, a pediatrician at Community Medical Center in Missoula, answers some common questions about the vaccine.
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About 350 Montanans have received federal funds to cover funeral expenses for loved ones they lost to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.
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A second state-sponsored monoclonal antibody treatment clinic is opening in western Montana.
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Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Director Adam Meier Friday called the Biden Administration’s new COVID vaccine mandate for health care facilities “unfortunate,” arguing that it will exacerbate Montana’s current health care worker shortage.
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Yellowstone County health officer John Felton says local hospitals saw more COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in October than they have since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Montana’s most populous county will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 this weekend.
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Kids 5 to 11 years old are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after federal regulators gave the final green light Tuesday. But public health and medical experts worry not enough kids in Montana will get the shot in the absence of a state-led campaign aimed at parents who are on the fence.
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Thousands of doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds are being distributed to state-enrolled providers across Montana. The Montana Veteran Affairs health care system is offering Johnson & Johnson and Moderna COVID-19 booster vaccinations starting Nov. 4.
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Provisional data show that 1,258 Montanans died in 2020 due to COVID-19. So far in 2021, there have been more than 1,100 deaths due to the virus.
