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As the weather cools down, public health officials remind Montanans that now is the time to schedule their COVID and flu shots.
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Rural Americans are dying from preventable disease at a higher rate than their urban counterparts. That’s according to federal health officials.
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For many children, back-to-school also means back to the doctor for mandatory vaccines. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported earlier this year that the use of non-medical vaccine exemptions is on the rise.
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MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar introduces us to Libertarian John Lamb, who says he can cut through political polarization and be a voice for everyday Montanans.
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Although covid vaccines have been available to children as young as 5 for more than a month, they’re not being offered in some rural Montana counties, and parents don’t know where to find them in others.
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Kids 5 to 11 years-old are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after federal regulators gave the final green light Tuesday. But public health and medical experts worry not enough kids in Montana will get the shot in the absence of a state-led campaign aimed at parents who are on the fence.
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Nationally, KHN and The Associated Press have documented that more than 300 public health leaders, weary of abuse and of their expertise being questioned, have resigned or retired as the country struggles to recover from the worst pandemic in a century. They have been replaced by people often inexperienced yet tasked with repairing the trust of a polarized and fatigued public.
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Gallatin County prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against an employee at a Bozeman bar accusing him of obstructing a public health officer from inspecting the bar’s compliance with pandemic restrictions.
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Bozeman police are investigating a report made by Gallatin County’s health officer alleging bar employees shoved him multiple times during a health…
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Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed into law a policy that county officials say prevents them from enforcing emergency public health restrictions, like mask mandates.