Montana counties pausing use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
By AMY BETH HANSONApril 13, 2021 GMT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) The federally recommended pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination canceled clinics at two colleges in Billings on Tuesday while a clinic at the Missoula County Fairgrounds continued with the Moderna vaccine instead, officials said.
About 140 people had signed up for the clinics at Montana State University-Billings and Rocky Mountain College, said Pat Zellar with the Yellowstone County health department.
The single-shot vaccine was offered at the colleges because the semester ends at the end of the month and it would have allowed the students to be fully vaccinated before going home for the summer, Zellar said. Students are still able to get the first dose of a two-dose vaccine at county clinics.
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Montana Universities Offering Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
Montana universities are offering students and staff the one-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the spring semester. The clinics aim to inoculate those who may not be on campus long enough for a two-dose vaccine.
Montana State University Billings announced Tuesday that it will be offering students and staff the Johnson and Johnson shot on April 12. The press release did not say how many doses are available, but school and local health officials say it’s important to vaccinate as many students as possible so that they can return in the fall fully inoculated.
VA Secretary visits Montana to hear from veterans about healthcare concerns
VA secretary makes first visit to Billings
By: Mitch Lagge
and last updated 2021-04-06 14:48:45-04
BILLINGS â U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough hosted a discussion with about 20 veterans on the MSU Billings campus on Monday to hear the vets feedback about the VA health care system and struggles faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rural parts of this country give a lot of its sons and daughters to our fighting mission. My first trip as secretary here to Montana is simply to underscore that fact. That our delivery of services and care in our rural communities is a fundamental priority for our department, McDonough said in his opening remarks to the group.