Coronavirus vaccine manufacturing begins in Scotland with 60 million doses to be delivered by 2022

direct to your inboxEvery adult in the UK could receive the required two doses of a coronavirus vaccine by September, or 'maybe sooner', health bosses said tonight.Dr Clive Dix, chairman of the UK Vaccines Taskforce, said he was confident secure supply chains meant 'we can vaccinate as many people as the UK wants to vaccinate'.He said it could be 'August time or September time all done, maybe sooner if we need to'.The vaccine tsar's comments come as the Government today confirmed the number of

direct to your inbox As more than 15 million people have now received vaccine doses in the UK, we look at how safe the Covid vaccines are. The NHS website says simply: "The coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine is safe and effective.

vaccination centre was plunged into chaos after a fridge broke down.Replacement Covid-19 vaccines had to be brought in after the fridge failure Glentrothes' Rothes Halls site, Fife, which delayed jab appointments this morning.NHS Fife said the clinic was now running again with people encouraged to turn up.In a statement, the health board said: “We experienced a brief issue earlier this morning at our Rothes Halls community Covid-19 vaccination clinic following a fridge failure overnight.“The

coronavirus vaccine - with the huge number of pensioners getting the jab. The latest Scottish Government data shows that 1,113,625 have been vaccinated with the first part of the Covid vaccine as of 8.30am today.

coronavirus vaccine appointment if they are unable to venture out in the harsh winter weather.Large parts of the country have been blanketed by heavy snowfall after severe wintry conditions descended on Scotland earlier in the week.The several inches of snow that has landed over the past few days has now started to freeze, resulting in testing conditions for people taking to Scotland’s pathways and roads.It is feared that the weather may have an impact on the number of people getting their

direct to your inbox If you are over 70 years and you have previously received a letter saying you are at high risk of coronavirus as a result of being clinically extremely vulnerable, you can log on to the NHS site online here to book your appointment.

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.

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.

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' -

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.

Prince William is hoping his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, being vaccinated for the coronavirus will help quell uncertainty about the shot among the British people. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed earlier this month that the Queen, 94, and her husband, Prince Philip, 99, were given a vaccine in an effort to not only inoculate the duo from contracting COVID-19, but "to prevent inaccuracies and further speculation" as well.