Gianforte: Montana is a national leader in vaccine distribution

Gov. Greg Gianforte held a press conference Thursday to provide an update on the state's vaccine roll-out and announce that Montana has become a national leader in distribution efficiency.

Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gianforte said, 93 percent of vaccine doses sent to Montana have found their way into the arms of state residents, the best rate in the U.S.

He thanked the state's health care workers for their efforts and called them heroes.

He said the state is making progress on fighting the pandemic, and recently saw back-to-back weeks where the average d...