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coronavirus vaccination programme. People aged between 16 and 64 with underlying health conditions that leave them at risk from severe illness from the virus are now receiving appointments for the jab.
Unpaid carers are also among those getting appointments as part of group six in the Government’s vaccine roll out. The group is the largest on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) list - with more than one million Scots due to get their first dose under the group six
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coronavirus vaccine in Scotland, according to the latest data. Health officials are currently working their way through giving the jab to the most vulnerable groups in a bid to reduce the number of deaths and hospitalisations from the virus.
coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The latest figures were announced ahead of Nicola Sturgeon speaking in Holyrood this afternoon.The First Minister also confirmed 466 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight.614 people are being treated in hospital while 50 are currently in ICU.The latest figures mean that since the start of the pandemic, 7441 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.It comes as Nicola Sturgeon is today expected to announce restrictions on meeting people
coronavirus vaccine as the Scottish Government considers ‘accelerating’ the easing of lockdown restrictions.
coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The latest figures were announced by John Swinney this afternoon.The Deputy First Minister revealed that 501 new cases of the virus were recorded overnight.654 people are being treated in hospital while 59 are currently in ICU.The latest figures mean that since the start of the pandemic, 7422 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland.It comes as 28 people were arrested in connection with lockdown flouting celebrations of Rangers fans
iOS and Android.Across the UK, the figure is 124,261 as of last night.The number of positive coronavirus cases recorded by NHS Ayrshire & Arran has risen by 32 to 15,537.There are five people, within the health board's region, in intensive care with confirmed COVID-19 which is the same figure for the eighth day in a row.In addition, the number of people in hospital with confirmed coronavirus at midnight was 75 which is down three from yesterday.A total of 205,108 positive tests have been
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Nicola Sturgeon made some changes to the indicative dates to coronavirus lockdown easing in an address to MSPs yesterday. The First Minister announced that all kids in Scotland are expected to go back to school after the Easter holidays.
coronavirus variant identified in three cases in Scotland.Scotland's chief medical officer said there is 'nothing to suggest' it has escaped into local communities after it was revealed three of the six cases of the new variant were identified north of the border.
coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has announced.Jeane Freeman also announced 543 new cases of the virus have been identified overnight across the country.Since the start of the pandemic, 7, 371 people have lost their lives to coronavirus in Scotland with total positive cases in Scotland 203,555.A total of 750 people are being treated in hospital, with 65 in ICU.It comes after Nicola Sturgeon announced all school kids in Scotland will go back to the classroom after the
First Minister said there was "good evidence" the national vaccination programme was already reducing the number of deaths from the virus across the country. And the SNP leader revealed the average number of covid cases being reported each day in Scotland had dropped to 657 - the lowest rate since October.
coronavirus overnight as a further 386 positive cases were discovered in Scotland.Health Secretary Jeane Freeman announced the latest figures at the daily coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh on Monday.A total number of 824 are being treated in hospital with 71 of those in intensive care.The latest figures bring the death toll for Scotland to 7,131 on the one-year anniversary of the first case being discovered in Scotland.Nationwide contact tracing is underway after three people were found to have
coronavirus vaccine in Scotland. The most vulnerable groups - such as care home residents and pensioners - were among the first to receive the jab, which is seen as the key component behind the end to lockdown restrictions.Three vaccinations have been given the green light for use in Scotland after they were deemed safe by medicines’ regulatory officials late last year.
Scottish Government has announced.Health secretary Jeane Freeman announced an update on the vaccination programme at today's daily briefing.She said some 94% of 64 to 69 year-olds had now received their first jab with the country on target to have offered every adult a dose by the end of July.But she faced questions from journalists about whether certain key sectors could be prioritised above others.The health secretary said that the government was following expert advice from the Joint
coronavirus case number in all local authority areas in Scotland has been published by health officials.Public Health Scotland said that in the week between February 15 and 21, Scotland recorded a total of 5,736 positive cases of Covid-19 - which represents 5.0% of people tested for the virus.Scotland’s seven-day positivity rate per 100,000 population in those seven days stood at 105.0, according to the latest data.Falkirk recorded the highest number of cases per 100,000 population during this
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Renfrewshire care home residents have been receiving their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine this week as deaths in the elderly population continue to plummet.New figures, published by the Scottish Government, show the number of care home residents dying as a result of the virus has dropped by 62 per cent since the vaccine programme started.The Express understands the national statistics are being mirrored