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NICOLA Sturgeon has warned that re-opening schools for all pupils as is expected to be announced in England “would send transmissions through the…

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said if all pupils were allowed to return to school simultaneously it could spark a rise in virus cases.

IN the Scottish Governments daily coronavirus briefing Nicola Sturgeon gave details about the phased return of pupils to schools.

The JCVI is expected to shortly issue more guidance on the vaccine priority list (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 Further guidance on vaccine priority groups is expected within the next week, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First Minister said the UK-wide Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), wh...

SCOTS will not have to wear medical grade face masks anytime soon in the fight against coronavirus, John Swinney has confirmed.

Updated: February 1, 2021, 7:27 pm © Supplied by NHS Grampian 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 A grandmother who was first in line this morning for a Covid vaccination at Aberdeen’s new mass centre at P&J Live feels “we’re turning a corner” in the pandemic. NHS staff began their vital work at the £393 million ...

THE Scottish Government’s daily Covid briefings have become something of a staple in the daily ritual of the pandemic. I’m sure my routine is fairly typical of many of us trying to work from home right now: get up, make a strong pot of coffee, sit down for a few hours of work, get the telly on in the hope of some good news from the First Minister and then venture out for a dose of fresh air and some exercise before another afternoon’s monotony sat at my kitchen table. As the weeks go ...

Former Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood, who flouted lockdown rules, secures new NHS job Scotland’s former Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood, who stepped down from the position after flouting lockdown rules, has secured a senior role with NHS Scotland.  The Times reports that the former CMO, who resigned nine months ago after it was revealed that she travelled to her second family home during lockdown, has secured a position as a national clinical director. According ...

Ex-Scots medical chief Catherine Calderwood bags £85k NHS job after flouting lockdown rules Catherine Calderwood stepped down from the £120,000 a year role last April amid controversy over visiting her second home Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send ...

Nicola Sturgeon also used the daily Covid briefing to wish Scots a happy Burns Night THE chief medical officer has defended the Governments strategy of giving people a second coronavirus jag up to 12 weeks after their first.  Dr Gregor Smith said that this longer gap may make the additional protection offered by a second dose "even more significant", as it does with other vaccines. All four UK nations will now leave up to 12 weeks between the first and second doses of the vaccination, ...