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All the latest news on the pandemic from Scotland and across the United Kingdom.

SCIENTISTS and medical specialists will hold talks today on the first steps in helping prepare the Scottish Government for future pandemics.

THE Scottish Government has established a new expert group to plan for future pandemics.

Appointments have been announced for two new deputy chief medical officers and a new chief pharmaceutical officer for the Scottish Government.

PARENTS of children suffering from Long Covid have hit out over a demand by the Scottish Tories to end the requirement for face masks to be worn in schools. All secondary school pupils have had to wear masks at all times since March, while teachers have to do so if less than two metres from pupils. The rule has been abolished in England. Minutes of a meeting of the ­Scottish Government Advisory Sub-Group on Education from late June indicate that the group discussed that face mask use in...

exclusive Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland’s chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith will be writing to the JCVI A GROUP representing parents of children in Scotland suffering from long Covid have hit out at the decision only to vaccinate some over-12s with serious health conditions. Helen Goss, of Long Covid Kids Scotland, said she is “baffled” by the advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to limit offering the jab to only children regarded as most vulnerable. ...

Vulnerable Scots should have confidence in the coronavirus vaccine rollout, says Jason Leitch National clinical director says vulnerable people should feel safe because 93 per cent of them have been double jagged. Updated Jason Leitch receiving his vaccination Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe We use your sign-up to provide content in ways youve consented to and to improve our...

An Aberdeen man, who has suffered with long Covid for more than a year, has called on the Scottish Government to give the condition the "same level of investment and prioritisation" as in England.

Nicola Sturgeon has given an update on the state of the pandemic, saying there are plenty of reasons for cautious optimism despite the presence of the new April-02 variant. The First Minister was joined by chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith in an unscheduled coronavirus briefing from Edinburgh this afternoon where she addressed concerns about rising COVID cases in some council areas and encouraged those who may have missed a vaccination appointment to come forward. It comes after tho...

Across the country, 16,421 people received their first dose of the vaccine on Monday, while 29,035 Scots were given their second dose. With the total number of doses of vaccine being given now topping five million, Ms Sturgeon said this was a “fantastic milestone” and also a “massive logistical achievement for all of our vaccination teams across the country”. However, she confirmed Scotland is experiencing a rise in cases, noting that over the last 16 days “case numbers albeit from a ...