Vaccines

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen wants to block the Biden administration's proposed employer vaccine and testing mandate before it goes into effect. Montana is one of only a few states to explicitly ban such mandates.

Some musicians are backing out of playing shows in Montana because venues are not able to ask concertgoers to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test. Montana is among the states that ban vaccine passports.

The law in question gave vaccine status protection under the Montana Human Rights Act, which in effect prohibits government agencies and businesses from requiring employee vaccinations.

Montana’s large business leaders are grappling with President Joe Biden’s nationwide vaccine mandate. There are questions about logistics and whether some workers may walk off the job in protest.

Gov. Greg Gianforte is continuing to encourage Montanans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. He spoke during a press conference in Helena Tuesday amid a surge of the delta variant driving new cases in the state.

Montana county health departments are gearing up for the possible rollout of booster COVID-19 vaccines after federal health officials announced the efficacy of the shots may be waning with time.

A new Montana law that prohibits employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations has hospital leaders worried, as concerns over hospital staffing and the spread of the delta variant grows.

The Northern Cheyenne reservation is looking to boost their vaccination rates before school starts and the tribal health department estimates fifty percent of tribal members who can get the vaccine have.

Under 50 percent of eligible Montana residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and health officials are encouraging Montanans to continue taking protective measures in response to increasing case numbers.

Flathead County health officials say they will shut down a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the county fairgrounds next week, but vaccines will still be available.