Gianforte expands Phase 1B to include everyone 60 and older

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced that Phase 1B of the state's COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan will be expanded effective Monday to include everyone 60 and older, while continuing to include people with people 16-59 with qualifying underlying health conditions and Native Americans and people of color at a higher risk of severe illness.

Gianforte said this expansion, which he called Phase 1B+, is part of his administration's focus on protecting the most vulnerable Montanans.

He, again, touted previous changes made to the distribution plan by his administration done earlier this year that...