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Hill County Board of Health votes for local mask order
Last updated 2/20/2021 at 9:22pm
The Hill County Board of Health voted 3-1 to implement a countywide mask order at a special meeting Wednesday after a long and occasionally heated discussion. The order requires universal mask wearing except for children under the age of 5 - though 3- and 4-year-olds are still encouraged to wear masks - and other specific exemptions. The order will remain in effect for 90 days, or until the county sees a per-capita spread of COVID-19 of 10 per 100,000 people or lower for two consecutive weeks, after which the board will review all other factors and determine whether the order is still n.
Gianforte provides update on vaccine progress
Addresses resignation of state medical officer
Greg Gianforte
Gov. Greg Gianforte provided an update on Montana s vaccine rollout and reiterated his concerns about the allocation given to the state by the federal government at a press conference Wednesday where he also addressed the resignation of State Medical Officer Greg Holzman. Gianforte said the state continues to see an effective vaccine rollout as its case numbers continue to drop. He again talked about the state redirecting 20,000 doses of unused vaccine and how last week he saw firsthand the results. He said he saw, during a visit to a vaccination clinic in Polson Friday, 1,000 of those very vaccines distributed like clockwork.