News DPHHS News Releases - 2021 April DPHHS Confirms First Hantavirus Case for 2021 State Officials Kick Off Strengthening Families Month Activities March Governor Gianforte Reduces Barriers to Vaccine Administration Public Health Officials Remind Montanans to Avoid Potential Rabies Risks Governor Gianforte Announces Agreement to Drop Cases Against Flathead Businesses DPHHS Provides Update on COVID-19 Variants in Montana Governor Gianforte: COVID-19 Vaccine Open to All Montanans on April 1 DPHHS Releases Report that Illustrates Impacts of COVID-19 Governor Gianforte Visits Long-Term Care Facility Participating in Walgreens Vaccine Program Southwest Montana Veterans Home Welcomes First Resident Fully Immunized Montanans Surpass Total Infections Nearly 280,000 Total COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Now Administered in Montana Governor Gianforte Expands Vaccine Distribution to Most Vulnerable Montanans With Phase 1B+ February Over 216,000 Total COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Now Administered in Montana Governor Gianforte Secures Montana’s Inclusion in Federal Vaccine Program Governor Gianforte Issues New Directives, Executive Order DPHHS to Receive More Vaccine Doses for Week of February 15 Governor Gianforte Signs Liability Protections Bill Into Law DPHHS Continues Weekly Vaccine Distribution to Local Jurisdictions Governor Gianforte Redirects 19,500 Unused Vaccine Doses to Protect Most Vulnerable Montanans January Governor Gianforte Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard Governor Gianforte Nominates Director of Public Health and Human Services Montana Moves to Phase 1B of Vaccine Distribution Governor Gianforte Lifts Restrictions on Small Businesses With New Directive Health Care and Seniors Groups Praise Governor Gianforte’s Revision to Vaccine Distribution Plan Quit Your Way with the Montana Tobacco Quit Line Archived News Releases 2020 News Releases 2019 News Releases