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With too many teachers out sick with COVID-19, the Smith Valley School in Kalispell is shifting to remote learning. One of the state’s largest districts, Great Falls Public Schools, also shifted to remote learning due to staffing shortages this week.
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After reimplementing "Phase 2" COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, the Blackfeet Tribe says it won't enforce restrictions.
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The district's more than 10,100 students will move to remote learning beginning Tuesday
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“A cloth mask can absolutely add protection. It adds a small level of protection compared to surgical masks," said Missoula County Health Officer D’Shane Barnett. "And surgical masks add a small level of protection compared to the N95.”
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday gave the final approval for kids 12 to 15 years old to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot. The move comes as a record number of children in the U.S. are hospitalized for COVID.
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COVID cases over the past week have more than doubled and the number of new cases added each day is growing. Hospitalizations in recent weeks have dropped coming off the state’s recent wave fueled by the delta variant.
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Montana's largest hospital recently signed employment contracts with two dozen foreign nurses. Nationwide, a backlog of 5,000 international nurses await approval to enter the U.S.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday the state can continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic without government mandates, but acknowledged the omicron variant is likely to drive up cases in Montana.
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A recent state health department report shows COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among American-Indians in Montana last year.
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Travelers in and out of Montana airports were not as impacted by cancellations caused by the coronavirus surge happening in other parts of the country.