Tribal Vaccine Clinics
Lacking a statewide vaccine distribution plan, Montanaâs overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A joint reporting project by KHN, the Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands. 1 of 4
A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during a Confederated Salish and Kootenai vaccination clinic at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson, Montana, on March 30, 2021. (Tailyr Irvine)
Tribal health nurse Malia Kipp helps Marlene Reaves through the vaccination questionnaire before her vaccine during a Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal vaccination clinic at the KwaTaqNuk Resort in Polson, Montana, on March 30, 2021. (Tailyr Irvine)