Ella Musgrove | Montana Kaimin
The Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) opened all tiers of Phase 1B of COVID-19 vaccinations on March 4, allowing residents who are ages 70 and older, people of color ages who are 16 and older, and residents ages 16-69 with certain qualifying health conditions to receive the vaccine.
The MCCHD began accepting Phase 1B, tier 1 appointments in late January and recently opened tier 2, which consisted of residents ages 16-69 with certain health conditions. Those conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, Down syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromised from organ transplant, severe obesity, sickle cell disease and Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.