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A group of parents known as Stand Up Montana brought two cases in Gallatin and Missoula counties where mask rules were implemented in districts last school year in order to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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Covid cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in Montana as more infectious sub-variants of Omicron are swiftly spreading in the state.
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Some Canadian parents are making the trek into Montana to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.
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About two-thirds of Montana counties are seeing medium to high impacts on healthcare facilities as a result of rising COVID-19 cases.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration greenlighted both Moderna and Pfizer’s shots for young children today and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to follow suit this weekend.
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The park’s public information officer, Gina Kerzman, says rangers will adjust by moving most park activities outdoors. The decision was made Wednesday after Glacier County, one of two counties adjacent to the park, crossed into a high community level of COVID-19
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Montana state health department spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state is ordering vaccines in anticipation of the approval, but didn’t say how many. He says providers could receive the vaccines by June 21, which is the earliest they could be administered following approval.
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Kids 5 to 11 years old are eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot after recent approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This age group has the lowest vaccination rate in Montana, according to a May 6 report from the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services.
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Vaccinations and residual immunity are among the reasons, President Biden's chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, said Tuesday, as the number of deaths drop and hospitalizations rise only slightly.
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Data show that a third dose can help boost kids' immunity. Some experts are skeptical that another shot is needed for younger kids.