Airdrie and Coatbridge venues to be used for Covid vaccinations

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFrom the attack on the United States Capitol to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and all of the COVID-19 developments in between (including a still-rising number of cases in California, a U.K. variant and a very slow rollout of the vaccine), so much has happened since “Saturday Night Live” last aired a new episode it seemed an increasingly impossible task for the NBC late-night sketch comedy series to respond to the news.

direct to your inboxA fourth Covid-19 vaccine could be approved for use in the UK within weeks as late-stage trials suggested it was 89pc effective in preventing coronavirus.The UK has secured 60 million doses of the Novavax jab – to be produced on Teesside – which is believed to offer protection against the new UK and South African variants.It was shown to be 89.3pc effective at preventing coronavirus in participants in its Phase 3 clinical trial in the UK, which involved more than 15,000

coronavirus vaccination invitations in a bid to con Scots out of money. NHS Scotland’s Counter Fraud Services has seen a spike in alerts to the fraudulent emails as the vaccination rollout continues across Scotland.

link.It is hoped to finish these groups by early February, after which NHS Lanarkshire will then move on to inviting people in wave two.

direct to your inbox Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine could produce a strong enough immune response to stop people who get the vaccination from spreading coronavirus, a medic in Israel has claimed. The Mail reports researchers found in a small study that recipients developed up to "20 times more antibodies" within a week of having a second dose of the jab.

Covid-19 vaccination programme.The taxpayers’ money was awarded to KPMG in September – three months before the first jab was available.Contract documents reveal the multi-national firm secured the deal without any other bids being considered.The job description states it is for “extended flu and Covid vaccination programme management and advisory services”.Scottish Labour’s Neil Findlay said: “This is extraordinary – we have the Scottish Government handing over millions to a private sector

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs entertainment venues including Broadway theaters, dance centers, arenas and concert halls lie empty across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, IATSE, the union that represents the workers behind-the-scenes at those venues tweeted earlier this week, “Turn live venues into COVID vaccination sites and use union labor to set it up.”As the country struggles to figure out the logistics of rolling out the vaccine, and hospitals run out of ICU space, the union

direct to your inboxPrimary healthcare staff and patients across Trafford are celebrating a busy few weeks administering COVID-19 vaccines.Sale Primary Care Network thanked its staff for working hard throughout the pandemic, particularly for their efforts distributing jabs in the last few weeks.The team managed to vaccinate 800 people in one day alone.In a tweet, a spokesperson for the network said: “Fantastic team effort from everyone as we vaccinated over 800 people in an attempt to protect