Breaking: Statement on Covid vaccine at Holyrood

- 4.4m over 18s will be eligible for vaccination
- First delivery of vaccine to Scotland expected in December
- Frontline NHS staff, care home staff and care home residents and over 80s will be among the first vaccinated
"It will be safe...when we get in touch with you please go for the vaccine," Health Secretary Jeane Freeman says
Also from Health Secretary statement:

- Hopeful of 1m Scots being vaccinated by end of January
- More than 2,000 medical staff will administer it
- Military on standby to provide logistical support
Covid vaccinations in Scotland set to begin in December

Full story at @theipaper https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/covid-vaccinations-scotland-when-explained-december-765747
Coronavirus vaccinations in Scotland to begin in December

Around 4.4 million people aged over 18 will be eligible, with frontline NHS and social care stuff set to be among the first people to receive them

https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/covid-vaccinations-scotland-when-explained-december-765747
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