HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – The Hill County Health Department, Bullhook Community Health Center and Northern Montana Health Care have announced they are planning to transition to Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations around mid-January, depending on vaccine availability and the completion of the vaccination of Phase 1A recipients.
Qualifications for Phase 1B are:
- Persons aged 70 or older
- American Indians and other people of color who may be at elevated risk for COVID-19 complications
- Persons aged 16-69 with high-risk medical conditions. Qualifying conditions include:
- Cancer
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Down Syndrome
- Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies)
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant
- Severe Obesity (BMI above 40 kg/m2)
- Sickle cell disease
- Type 1 and 2 Diabetes mellitus
- Individuals with other conditions that place people at elevated risk for COVID-19 related complications (case-by-case basis)
Hill County is working on plans to hold vaccination clinics within the community and will identify which Phase 1B groups will be vaccinated on which days. This is all dependent on vaccine availability in the community.
This comes as Hill County reported 27 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the most in a single day since November 24th.
