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Gary Armstrong

Coronavirus Scotland: over 10% of population given first covid vaccines

Over 10% of people in Scotland have been given their first covid vaccines.

Scottish Government data published on Sunday shows 566,269 people have received the initial dose, equating to approximately 10.4% of the population.

The NHS Louisa Jordan field hospital in Glasgow has been vaccinating between 1,000 and 5,000 per day since early December and has the capacity to go to 10,000 per day.

The Scottish Government is set to roll out the second phase of its vaccination plan, with new mass vaccination centres due to open in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

Nicola Sturgeon also announced last week they would publish deeper data on vaccinations being carried out in Scotland.

Reacting to the vaccine milestone, top advisor to Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government, Professor Devi Sridhar, commented on Twitter: 'Huge appreciation and congrats to entire NHS team delivering this vaccination programme.'

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