Drop-in covid vaccines are available for Tayside’s teens this week, NHS Scotland has announced.
15.12.2021 - 20:30 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Scotland has become the first UK nation to give a booster or third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to more than half of its entire adult population.
A total of 2,250,118 extra doses had been given to over-18s as of December 14.
This is the equivalent of 50.7% of this age group, according to Public Health Scotland.
The milestone comes as a record 656,711 booster and third doses of vaccine were reported in the UK on Tuesday.
The UK Government has said all eligible adults in the UK will be offered the
Drop-in covid vaccines are available for Tayside’s teens this week, NHS Scotland has announced.
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Scotland became the first nation in the United Kingdom to give a booster coronavirus vaccine to more than half of all adults.
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