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COVID-19 hospitalizations increased 25% over a two-week period from June 21 to July 5 when 109 Montanans were hospitalized, according to the most recent state data.
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Montana state health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state is ordering vaccines in anticipation of the approval, but didn’t say how many. He says providers could receive the vaccines by June 21, which is the earliest they could be administered following approval.
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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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The flags planted in the lawn in front of RiverStone Health represent the nearly 450 Yellowstone County residents who have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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St. Vincent Healthcare, RiverStone Health and Billings Clinic said in a joint statement that “Bottom line ... we are requiring our healthcare workers to become vaccinated against COVID-19."
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RiverStone Health said more than 270 people received vaccines at its clinic this weekend, including about 150 children.
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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.
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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.