More Scots who are eligible can now book their Covid booster and flu vaccination appointments through an online portal.
27.10.2021 - 10:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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It comes as Glasgow is set to welcome more than 30,000 delegates to the city for the COP26 United Nations climate conference.
Meanwhile, 20 new deaths were recorded due to the virus in the last 24 hours.
In that same time period 2,262
More Scots who are eligible can now book their Covid booster and flu vaccination appointments through an online portal.
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