Tag: vaccine
New NHS Lothian saddle up for vaccine partnership at Musselburgh Racecourse
NHS Lothian have partnered with Musselburgh Racecourse to deliver a series of pop-up vaccination clinics to help in the race against Covid-19.By bringing the vaccination programme into the heart of Lothian communities, NHS Lothian...
Coronavirus – vaccine update
Following reports of some incidences of blood clots in people who have been vaccinated with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, The Scottish Government has issued a statement from Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nicola Steedman.Dr Steedman said:...
Coronavirus – one in five vaccinated in Lothian – less than anywhere else in...
Although the daily number of vaccinations has decreased since last week, the mass vaccination programme is proceeding apace and in Lothian the number has now risen to one in five.According to the Public...
Coronavirus – 1 million have now received first dose
The Scottish Government has announced on Wednesday that more than a fifth of the population of Scotland have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.69-year-old John Loch from Bearsden was among those...
Coronavirus – free transport to vaccination appointments in Edinburgh and Lothians
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy ReporterA TRANSPORT charity is offering people with mobility challenges free trips to get their Covid-19 vaccine.HcL Transport, which runs Dial-a-Bus and Dial-a-Ride services across the Lothians, is calling...
Coronavirus – Mass vaccination centres getting ready for Monday
The mass vaccination centre now set up at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) will open its doors on Monday.There is capacity at the EICC to vaccinate over 21,000 people each week. It...
New vaccine deployment plan
The Health Secretary issued a new plan for the vaccination programme on Wednesday.We wrote about it in detail here.Then the plan was removed from the Scottish Government website but it reappeared on Thursday...
Scots dad wins Sir Keir Starmer backing for vaccine priority for terminally ill
The Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has given his unequivocal backing to a campaign to secure Covid-19 vaccine priority for terminally ill patients.Sir Keir told campaigning father-of-two Fred Banning that he would raise...
Midlothian Council advises second vaccine on the way
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy ReporterMidlothian health bosses have been told to get ready to administer a second Covid-19 vaccine from 21 December 2020.The AstraZeneca vaccine is expected to be approved for distribution...
Coronavirus – first Scottish vaccinations take place at the Western General
The first vaccinations against coronavirus have been given in Edinburgh to those who will be carrying out the vaccination programme.Initial supplies of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been arriving at NHS health boards all over...
Coronavirus – vaccine will be given to everyone over 18
The Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman, addressed The Scottish Parliament on Thursday with an update on the vaccination programme which will be rolled out in Scotland when a vaccine becomes available. The government expects to...
