Vaccines

University of Montana Director of Strategic Communications Dave Kuntz appeared on KGVO’s Talk Back show.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte held a press conference in the State Capitol building on Thursday to promote the fact that Montana was rated the most efficient state in utilizing COVID 19 vaccines from the federal government.

Noted Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness specialist Dr. Peter Marghella appeared on Wednesday’s KGVO Talk Back show to provide an update on the COVID 19 pandemic.

In response to a desperate call from an elderly home-bound listener, KGVO reached out to the Missoula City County Health Department in search of more detailed information on the upcoming COVID vaccine distribution.

At his first press conference on Tuesday, Governor Greg Gianforte said he would be revising the state’s protocols for vaccine distribution and set new parameters for ending the state masking mandate.

Missoula City County Health Department COVID 19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr spoke to KGVO News on Monday for the first time in 2021 and answered several questions about Missoula and the pandemic as we begin the new year.

The University of Montana has been named by the state of Montana as a provider and distributor of COVID 19 vaccines in Montana.

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.

In the small town of Hamilton, Montana, one of the world’s most prestigious medical research facilities is laboring away on unlocking the secrets of diseases such as COVID-19, or coronavirus.

The Missoula County Pertussis outbreak continues to expand with several new confirmed cases every day, according to Health Department Director Ellen Leahy.