Concern over care home staff receiving ‘targeted misinformation’ about vaccine
Nicola Sturgeon and her chief medical officer have attacked “targeted misinformation” campaigns which seek to persuade care home staff to avoid the coronavirus vaccine.
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Coronavirus restrictions could be tightened further, warns Swinney
Further coronavirus restrictions could be introduced in Scotland if the new rules do not have enough effect, the Deputy First Minister has warned.
Chief Medical Officer: Latest restrictions a ‘proportionate response’
Scotland's chief medical officer has described the latest tightening of Covid restrictions as a "proportionate response" to the threat of the new strain.
Mainland Scotland plunged back into lockdown as of midnight with schools to stay shut until February
Mainland Scotland will go back into full lockdown from midnight, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed.
Coronavirus deaths rise by 43 in Scotland as Christmas easing looms
Scotland has recorded 43 deaths of coronavirus patients and 1,314 new cases in the past 24 hours, according to Scottish Government figures.
New NHS Scotland chief executive announced
The head of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in Scotland has been appointed the new chief executive of NHS Scotland.
Wonderful to get Covid-19 jab before Christmas, says first care home recipient
The first care home resident in Scotland to be vaccinated against coronavirus has said it was “wonderful” to get the jab before Christmas.
First Scottish care home vaccinations due to begin on Monday
Care home residents in Scotland are due to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for the first time on Monday.
NHS Grampian health chiefs ‘ready to roll out Covid-19 vaccine’
Health bosses in the north-east are ready to deliver the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as they can.
Delivering Covid vaccine in Scotland a ‘huge and complex’ challenge
Nicola Sturgeon has described the rollout of the new Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in Scotland as the "biggest logistical peacetime challenge that the country will ever have undertaken".
Covid vaccine: Sturgeon would ‘happily’ get jab on TV
Nicola Sturgeon has said she would be prepared to get the Covid vaccine on live television if she thought it would persuade others to get the jab.
Vaccine rollout to begin as soon as supplies arrive, Nicola Sturgeon pledges
Coronavirus vaccinations in Scotland will start as soon as supplies arrive, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Scotland’s coronavirus vaccination plans ‘well advanced’
Plans for vaccinating Scots against coronavirus are already “well advanced”, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Coronavirus vaccine rollout plans ‘well advanced’, says First Minister
Plans to roll out a coronavirus vaccine when it is ready are “well advanced”, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Coronavirus travel restrictions could become law, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is considering legally enforcing travel restrictions in Scotland, with an announcement expected next week.
Mass testing pilot scheme in Liverpool will be monitored closely, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “looking carefully” at a pilot scheme for mass coronavirus testing announced for Liverpool.
Thousands could be missing cancer treatment or diagnosis, charity claims
Fears have been raised that thousands of Scots may have missed out on cancer treatment or could have the disease but have not yet been diagnosed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Health officials reject suggestions of ‘second wave’, as Perthshire coronavirus cluster grows
A Perthshire food processing plant linked to a growing coronavirus outbreak will remain closed for at least two weeks, as the number of positive cases associated with the cluster surged to 29.
MSP calls for priority for schools as Sturgeon refuses to rule out Aberdeen lockdown extension
Politicians have called for the safety of children returning to school to be the "immediate priority" as it emerged a lockdown extension could not be ruled out for the city.
Aberdeen’s lockdown announcement: What do we know so far?
The First Minister said her "fears had been realised" in announcing a return to lockdown restrictions for Aberdeen.
Local coronavirus restrictions under consideration in future to prevent ‘blanket lockdowns’
The First Minister has revealed the country could move to more localised coronavirus restrictions to avoid "longer, more general lockdowns" across Scotland.
Coronavirus may have been spreading in Scotland earlier than previously thought, experts find
Coronavirus may have been spreading in Scotland for up to a month before the first confirmed case was recorded by health professionals, the chief medical officer has said.