The second week round of allocations of COVID-19 vaccines will target health care workers at rural hospitals and staff and residents of long-term care facilities, Gov. Steve Bullock has announced.
Bullock says Montana’s COVID Vaccine Allotment cut by 20 Percent
Governor Bullock recently announced that the state’s anticipated allocation of vaccine doses through the end of the year has been reduced by the federal government by 20% from 60,000 down to 48,000 along with other states across the nation.
Public Information Officer with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services Jon Ebelt has more.
“With this new allocation number we ve adjusted our plans accordingly, and in the process of moving forward, the good news is, as of Friday, there are over 3,000 Montanans that have received, or been administered the vaccine. So that s good news, showing progress.”
COVID vaccine update for Montana
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PA Tim Street receives COVID vaccine from nurse Karen Slotness at Great Falls Clinic on Wednesday, December 18
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GREAT FALLS â Governor Steve Bullock on Friday announced that the second-week round of allocations of COVID-19 vaccines will be designated for healthcare workers at rural hospitals, and staff and residents of long-term care facilities. He also said that the stateâs anticipated allocation of vaccine doses through the end of the year has been reduced by the federal government by 20% from 60,000 down to 48,000 along with other states across the nation.
Bullock: Montana share of Pfizer vaccine reduced by 20 percent
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Montana s share of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses has been reduced by 20 percent, down from 60,000 to 48,000, Gov. Steve Bullock said Friday in a news release.
Other states also saw reductions as the federal government continues to wrestle with a plan to distribute the vaccine nationwide.
Montana s first innoculations began earlier this week and were reserved for front-line hospital workers in the state s larger cities.
This second week, a shipment of 6,825 Pfizer vaccinations will be designated for rural hospital workers and staff and residents of long-term care facilities, according to Bullock.
COVID in Montana (Friday December 18)
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GREAT FALLS â Here is the most recent information about COVID in Montana as of 11 a.m. on Friday, December 18th:
Total Cases: 76,398
Big Horn: 59
SOURCES: The numbers reported above reflect the latest data from the official
Montana COVID website as well as supplemental data from county health departments. The disparity between numbers provided by the MT Department of Public Health & Human Services (DPHHS) and numbers from county health departments continues to grow as COVID cases escalate in Montana. MTN News uses
both state data and county data to provide more accurate and timely information. As a result, numbers reported by MTN do not align with the DPHHS figures.