Army to set up 80 Coronavirus vaccine sites across Scotland

coronavirus vaccinators as the number of Scots to have been given their first injection passed three quarters of a million. Figures published by the Scottish Government showed that by Saturday morning, 786,427 people had now had their first jab - with 10,332 having received both doses of the vaccine.

Fife yesterday.Heavy rain caused chaos in the region after flood alerts were issued for coastal towns Leven and nearby Methil.Scotland's east coast and central belt was battered by heavy rain and flood waters on Friday.In Dundee locals were advised to avoid the area after the Dighty Burn burst its banks at Trottick Ponds.The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) had issued six flood warnings across the north east and on the Scottish border for Friday.The Met Office issued a yellow

will be deployed to help administer jabs across the country's health boards. The additional personnel will make up a Vaccine Quick Reaction Force which will see five teams of 10 able to be sent across Scotland at short notice to assist NHS staff in delivering the vaccine.

coronavirus vaccine target by more than 400,000. In November, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said that a million Scots would be vaccinated by the end of January, however latest figures show just 575,897 people had been given the jab.

coronavirus vaccine roll-out has failed to hit the promised million jags – by more than 400,000.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said in November that one million Scots would be vaccinated by the end of January, but the latest figures show just 575,897 have had their jag – despite almost one million doses being available.If Scotland had even kept pace with England, an extra 182,000 people would have already been vaccinated.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon admitted there were problems with the jag

coronavirus vaccine in recent weeks. Scientist Steven Wooding developed the Vaccine Queue Calculator in a bid to find out roughly how far he has progressed in the line for the jab.

Covid-19 vaccine. Valneva has started commercial manufacturing of its Coronavirus jab in Livingston, West Lothian, which is expected to deliver up to 60 million doses by the end of the year if approved for use.

direct to your inboxThe European Union has threatened to impose tight controls on the export of coronavirus vaccines - potentially impacting the UK’s supply of Pfizer jabs.The Government said it was in 'close contact' with suppliers after the European Commission issued the warning amid a row with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.Last week, AstraZeneca, which worked with Oxford University on the vaccine’s development, told the EU it was falling behind on its supply target for member states

Ayrshire area has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in Scotland.The very latest data shows that the zone 'Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural' has a positive case rate of more than 800 per 100,000 in the last seven days.That's after the area recorded 37 cases in the 4,621 population in the past week.The high number of cases puts the zone among Scotland's worst hit Covid areas at the moment.The area is eighth-worst in Scotland at the moment.Another Ayrshire region - 'Girvan Ailsa' -

snow starts to fall. The Met Office have issued an amber warning for snow until 8am tomorrow around areas of the central belt and further yellow warnings for snow and ice in the country.

Cold Weather Payments have been issued after a drop in temperatures across certain parts of Scotland. Those eligible will receive £25 to cover their heating bills, which is paid automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into their bank account.

First Minister will meet with members of her Cabinet this morning before making a statement in the Scottish Parliament around 2pm.

carried out by the armed forces. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed the deployment of 98 soldiers over the next 28 days to identify and prepare suitable locations for NHS Scotland to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.

Dominic Raab said today the UK Government was working towards a target of the entire county receiving their first jab by early autumn. It comes as the Scottish Government steps up its recruitment of vaccinators to administer doses across the country, with more than 5,000 registered so far - a figure which does not include all participating GPs.

Cold Weather Payments have been triggered by a persistent drop in temperatures across Scotland. Those eligible will receive £25 to cover their heating bills, which is paid automatically by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into their bank account.

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be widely available across the country on Monday.A team of more than 3000 trained vaccinators are on standby to deliver doses to those aged over 80, who will be contacted by their health boards.The latest rollout follows an announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who revealed that more than 110,000 Scots have already received the Pfizer jag.Scotland has an allocation of 533,640 doses of the Oxford vaccine for the month of January, which requires two jabs,

coronavirus Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will be made available in more that 1,000 locations across Scotland from Monday, the Scottish Government have announced.The injection, which was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on December 30, has already been administered in the Tayside, Lothian, Orkney and Highlands health boards.The news of the rollout comes after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed over 110,000 people have received the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine since it

direct to your inboxA warning has been issued to the public over a coronavirus vaccine text message scam.The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has said text messages are being sent that include a link to a fake NHS website, asking people to apply for a vaccine.The fake webpage asks users for their bank details in order to apply for a vaccine, supposedly for verification purposes.Such messages were first reported at the end of December on the Western Isles of Scotland, but the CTSI

coronavirus vaccine scam described by police as 'very believable'. South Lanarkshire Council alerted residents to the con as Scots desperately try to secure their jab to protect themselves against the virus.