Disability Rights Montana created this page to provide you with links to news and information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from credible sources such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), and state, county, and local government and health authorities.
- Get free at-home COVID-19 tests
- How does the mask policy affect me?
- Plain language COVID-19 information by and for people with disabilities.
- COVID-19 Information for Specific Groups of People. (Source: CDC)
- Learn about the difference between a pandemic and epidemic and more. (Source: CDC)
- Learn what steps Disability Rights Montana is taking to protect our staff, clients, and community from COVID-19.
Websites with the latest information:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Montana Department of Health and Humans Services
- List of County Public Health Entities in Montana
- Office of Public Instruction – COVID-19 Special Education Information
The CDC website contains the following information:
What You Should Know:
- Older People & People with Chronic Diseases at Higher Risk
- Steps to prevent illness
- What to do when sick
- Symptoms
- Common questions
Situation Updates:
- Situation summary
- Cases in the U.S.
- Global locations with COVID-19
- Risk assessment
- CDC in Action
Information For:
- Communities, schools, and businesses
- Healthcare professionals
- Health departments
- Travel
- Laboratories
Vaccine information resources
The following sites have credible information about the vaccine:
- A Vaccine “Cheat Sheet” and more COVID-19 Resources.
- Plain language vaccine information
- International: The World Health Organization (WHO) has an excellent COVID-19 hub in multiple languages. WHO’s site has accessible, plain-language information for the public, including:
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- MythBusters
- Extensive FAQs
- Science in 5 – brief video series on the science of COVID-19 (captioned and transcribed)
- Federal: Up-to-date CDC guidance on vaccines
- State: Vaccination guidance at MT state level via DPHHS
- Local: Vaccination availability at local level, dependent on caller’s location: This resource will vary by county, though we can utilize DPHHS’ county map to obtain appropriate contact info:
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
- Indian Health Service, Vaccination Distribution List (updated 2021-10-15)