Updated COVID vaccine distribution plan for Montana MATT HOLZAPFEL - KRTV PA Tim Street receives COVID vaccine from nurse Karen Slotness at Great Falls Clinic on Wednesday, December 18 Posted at 10:26 AM, Dec 30, 2020 and last updated 2020-12-30 20:41:32-05 GREAT FALLS â Governor Steve Bullock on Wednesday announced the stateâs COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan has been updated to incorporate the new federal recommendations for allocation to critical groups in Montana and an estimated timeline. A news release says that the updated plan outlines an estimated timeline for vaccine distribution in Phases 1a, 1b, 1c and then the last phase (Phase 2) when vaccines are expected to available to all Montanans late spring or early summer 2021. The estimated timeline covers December 2020 through July 2021 and lists which groups are recommended to receive the vaccine in each phase.