Incident Commander Farr Comments on COVID 19 Omicron Variant
KGVO reached out to Missoula City County Health Department’s Incident Commander Cindy Farr for local reaction to the newest development with COVID 19 called the Omicron Variant.
Vaccinations
New Missoula Daily COVID 19 Case Record Set on Saturday at 157
The Delta Variant of COVID 19 has caused new case numbers to explode in the past few weeks in Missoula County, resulting in a new daily record set over the weekend.
UM to Recommend but not Require Masks as Fall Semester Begins
Masks will be recommended but not required on the University of Montana campus for students and visitors as the fall semester gets underway later this month.
City and County Leaders Encourage Vaccinations – No New Mandates
Missoula Mayor John Engen, County Commissioner Chair Josh Slotnick, OEM Director Adriane Beck and the new Health Officer of the Missoula City County Health Department, D’Shane Barnett held a Microsoft Teams press conference to discuss the current COVID 19 situation.
COVID Infections Increasing – Health Department Urges Masks
The Missoula City County Health Department is urging residents to ‘dust off their masks’ and start wearing them again, due to an alarming rise in new COVID 19 cases, the most since the spring.
Health Officer – We’re Ready for April 1 but we Need the Vaccine
Missoula City County Health Officer Ellen Leahy told KGVO News on Tuesday that she and the health department were not caught off guard by Governor Greg Gianforte’s announcement that all Montanans will be eligible to be vaccinated starting April 1.
Gianforte says April 1 is when All Montanans can be Vaccinated
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced an aggressive schedule to open up all in the state to be vaccinated for COVID 19 starting on April 1
Missoula Health Department – We Can’t Start Phase 1 B Plus Yet
Despite the fact that the Montana DPHHS and Greg Gianforte plan to begin vaccinating those in Phase 1 B Plus begins on Monday, it may be several weeks before Missoula can join in
More COVID 19 Vaccine Pipelines Opening for Western Montana
Recently, KGVO spoke to Jim Murphy with Montana DPHHS about the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, in which some selected local pharmacies will eventually be providing COVID 19 vaccinations.
Veterans Affairs Medical Official Praises Vaccination Progress
Veterans and military personnel have their own COVID vaccination program, and KGVO News received an update from Dr. Judy Hayman, Executive Director of the Montana Veterans Administration Healthcare System on Friday about a pilot program to vaccinate veterans.