Dr. Mike Gallagher, an orthopedic trauma surgeon with Montana Orthopedics, St. James Healthcare, received the coronavirus vaccine last week along with his fellow health care professionals.
Larger health systems were the first in Montana to receive the Pfizer vaccine created as part of the federal government’s Operation Warp Speed to fight the spread of COVID-19. The first healthcare facilities to receive the vaccine in Montana included St. James in Butte and St. Peter’s Health in Helena.
As of Friday, Dec. 18, the vaccine has been administered to more than 3,000 Montana health care workers since the vaccine first became available last week to 10 Montana hospitals. The remaining doses will be administered in the coming days.
