HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s governor says all state residents will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning on April 1st.
Governor Greg Gianforte’s announcement on Tuesday comes after President Joe Biden said last week the vaccine would be available to all adults in the country by May 1st.
Vaccines are currently available to Montana front line health care workers, residents 60 or older and those with certain medical conditions. Educators are eligible through a federal partnership with several pharmacies in the state.
Over 142,000 Montana residents, accounting for 13% of the state’s population, have received the vaccine doses necessary to become fully immunized to the virus.
