CHINOOK, Mont. (NMB) – The Blaine County Health Department has announced that they are planning to transition to Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccination in mid-January, depending on vaccine availability and completion of the vaccination of Phase 1A recipients.
Phase 1B qualifications are:
- Persons aged 75 or older
- Persons residing in congregate care and correctional facilities
- Frontline essential workers, which includes
- First Responders
- Education and all childcare workers
- Critical infrastructure federal employees
- Food & Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Corrections workers
- US Postal Service
- Public transit workers
- Grocery store workers
- Child and adult protective service workers at risk of exposure
- Inspectors of congregate care facilities or like settings
- Critical infrastructure energy workers
- Critical infrastructure IT workers
- American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk for COVID-19 complications
Those that meet the criteria of Phase 1B and are interested in vaccination can call the Blaine County Health Department at 357-2345, Monday through Friday from 8 AM-5 PM.
Staff will collect information from callers and call back to schedule and provide appointment details.
If you do not meet the 1B criteria, please continue to watch for updates.
