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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensIt was issued on the same day Professor Jason Leitch recommended the continued use of face masks this summer.People aged between 18 and 39 who are yet to receive a first vaccine or those who have waited more than eight weeks for a second dose of the Pzifer jab and do not have an appointment are being invited to attend the new drop-in facilities.The first session will take place at Johnstone Town Hall on Thursday.On Saturday, further drop in centres

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Life-saving plans to vaccinate Renfrewshire’s elderly population by the end of next month have been unveiled, as three major jab hubs are set to open.Paisley’s Lagoon leisure centre, Renfrew Leisure Centre and Johnstone Town Hall are all being prepared to host vaccine clinics from February 1.People aged 70 to 75, and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals - around 9,000 people - will be among the first

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The mass testing centre set-up in Covid-19 hotspot Johnstone flushed out 15 people who were positive. A total of 5,031 people who either live, work or attend school in the area got the test within Johnstone Town Hall .It was by far the biggest turnout among the eight pilot centres in Scotland.The 15 who tested positve all had no symptoms and were quickly told to isolate.The Public Health Scotland results

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 5,000 people in Johnstone got themselves checked out for Covid-19 at the town's asymptomatic testing centre, it has been revealed.Renfrewshire Council piloted the country's first lateral flow test in a fixed location at Johnstone Town Hall between December 2 and 9 in a bid to find out more about residents and workers who were carrying coronavirus unknowingly.The quick and simple swab test - which

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Only people who live, work or attend school in Johnstone are being asked to take part in the mass Covid-19 testing scheme.Scotland’s first mass testing centre for people with no symptoms of the virus is set to open in Johnstone Town Hall on Wednesday.The pilot project will see up to 12,000 people tested for the virus over the following seven days.Now Renfrewshire Council has confirmed it will only be locals

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Johnstone Town Hall has been chosen to host Scotland’s first mass Covid-19 testing centre for asymptomatic people, the Express understands.The Church Street venue will be used to test up to 12,000 people who are not currently displaying symptoms of the virus.The pilot is currently proposed to launch on Wednesday and last for one week.Those taking part will, it is understood, undergo a lateral flow test which