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NEARLY half of East Lothian’s care homes were still waiting to be fully vaccinated at the start of this week, amid growing criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine supply across Scotland. NHS Lothian said that 10 of the county’s 18 care homes had received the complete vaccine roll-out by Sunday, compared to all care homes in neighbouring Midlothian being covered. Meanwhile, the most up-to-date figures released by the Scottish Government revealed that only 4.6 per cent of the population of E...

NICOLA STURGEON has come under the furious attack of a Scottish resident who told Jeremy Vine the First Minister is lagging behind on the delivery of coronavirus vaccines.

Inflation Breeds Even More Inflation I. Warning against Fiduciary Media Early in the 20th century, Ludwig von Mises warned against the consequences of granting the government control over the money supply. Such a regime inevitably creates money through bank credit that is not backed by real savings—a type of money that Mises termed “fiduciary media.” In 1912, Mises wrote, It would be a mistake to assume that the modern organization of exchange is bound to continue to exist. It carries wit...

Niger Business Posted on: I. Warning against Fiduciary Media Early in the 20th century, Ludwig von Mises warned against the consequences of granting the government control over the money supply. Such a regime inevitably creates money through bank credit that is not backed by real savings—a type of money that Mises termed “fiduciary media.” In 1912, Mises wrote, It woul...

Water lily at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. Photo by David Small While I don’t mind a little walk from a parking lot to take photos and enjoy the breathtaking views, I am not someone you would consider an “avid hiker.” I think the last mountains I climbed were Mount Blue, close to 35 years ago (I remember coming down the mountain and putting a hole in the toe of my shoe) and Bradbury Mountain with my church youth group in the 1980s. I have been the webmaster at the Natural Resources Council of...

Practice nurse Ruth Davies said it was “like Christmas” when the box of vaccines arrived. She told the programme: “I had the Pfizer vaccination but I’m quite happy with the Astra or Pfizer, they are both brilliant vaccinations and it just gives us all hope that we’re going to eventually get back to some normality.” Armadale Medical Practice in West Lothian will begin vaccinating over-80s from the weekend. David Small of NHS Lothian said: “It is fantastic to see the first G...

Updated: January 7, 2021, 11:05 am Ian Cormack receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, administered by Practice Nurse Ruth Davies, at Pentlands Medical Centre in Edinburgh (Russell Cheyne/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Community coronavirus vaccinations have begun at a GP practice near Edinburgh. Pent...

GP SURGERIES in East Lothian are rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine to the over-80s, in a huge step forward in the fight against coronavirus.

West Lothian medical practice among first to begin roll-out of Covid vaccine Armadale patients will receive their first dose of the recently approved Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. Updated West Lothian patients will receive their first dose of the Covid vaccine Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you the...

© yegorovnick/Shutterstock.com Norway, by some estimates, is two-thirds mountainous, and about half of its population lives in the south of the country, where its capital, Oslo, is located. These eight contemporary buildings will give you another lens through which to see this Scandinavian country. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Norwegi...