Smith warns Covid-19 remains a global pandemic. PA: Credit “It is very important that we all continue to follow the guidance closely and everyone gets both doses of the vaccine when they are offered it.” The Scottish Government has been gradually easing lockdown restrictions, with stay home rules lifted at the beginning of April. From May 17 pubs can sell alcohol in doors and cinemas, theatres, comedy clubs, amusement arcades and bingo halls can open.
READ MORE: Additionally, four people from two households will be able to socialise indoors in a private home. Scotland has recorded 168 new cases of Covid in the past 24 hours, with 72 people in hospital yesterday after recently having tested positive for the virus.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is yet to be approved for use in the UK. The European Medicines Agency said in a statement on Tuesday its safety committee had concluded a warning should be added to the vaccine’s product information. The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency concluded that unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as a “very rare” side effect of the vaccine. But the EMA concluded the overall benefits of the Janssen vaccine “outweigh the risks of side effects”. A statement read: “Healthcare professionals and people who will receive the vaccine should be aware of the possibility of very rare cases of blood clots combined with low levels of blood platelets occurring within three weeks of vaccination.
Scottish Labour leader, a former NHS dentist, has issued caution over the SNP s plans to abolish dentistry charges NICOLA Sturgeon has been warned that her plans to abolish NHS dentistry charges could lead to more patients taking up private treatment and may end up being “counter-productive”. The SNP manifesto included a commitment to scrap NHS dentistry charges in the next parliament if re-elected to power. But Labour leader Anas Sarwar, himself a former NHS dentist, has issued a warning over the policy despite backing the principle of abolishing NHS dentistry charges. He said: “I am happy to have a debate with any parliamentarian about NHS dentistry and the progress, or lack of it made in the last 10 years or more.
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