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COVID vaccine offered in Great Falls to people age 70 and older (update)
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A bottle of Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine is seen on a table before Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly received an injection Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
and last updated 2021-01-19 10:00:18-05
(UPDATE) The CCHD sent the following email on Monday evening:
Please refrain from calling health care providers at CCHD, Benefis Health System, Alluvion Health, and Great Falls Clinic to try and get an appointment for COVID-19 vaccination. For those who qualify, please make every attempt to schedule online and know that you will not be able to make an appointment until the portal (
2 Great Falls healthcare workers talk about their COVID vaccine experience
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and last updated 2021-01-16 10:59:02-05
GREAT FALLS â As healthcare workers, the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is a light at the end of a long tunnel for Great Falls Clinic employees Melissa Kingsland and Tim Street. As citizens of Cascade County, itâs a community service.
The vaccines, which both Street and Kingsland say came with no major side effects for them (more on that shortly), came quickly. But both Clinic workers say that should not deter people from trusting the science and getting the shot.
Tim, who was the
Some Montana schools begin preparing to administer COVID vaccines
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and last updated 2021-01-12 20:58:27-05
GREAT FALLS â Itâs not quite time yet, but some Montana school districts have begun planning to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to their teachers and staff when they are available.
According to the latest draft of the stateâs COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, Frontline Essential Workers will receive the vaccine in Phase 1c. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that group includes education workers such as teachers and support staff like bus drivers and school administrators. There are some cases where school district employees could fall into Phase 1b in Montana, including if they are over the age of 70 and/or if they have a qualifying, high-risk medical condition, which the state says includes cancer, COPD, heart conditions, and others.