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Rollout of Covid-19 vaccination programme in the Highlands gathers pace; 43,000 people across the NHS Highland area have received the first dose, figures show By Val Sweeney
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Updated: 16:44, 01 February 2021
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The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme is gathering pace in the Highlands.
Almost 43,000 people across the NHS Highland area have now received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, health bosses have announced.
The figure represents 13 per cent of the population in the Highlands along with Argyll and Bute.
NHS Highland also said all care home residents, apart from those homes who currently have a Covid-19 outbreak, have been offered their first vaccination with figures showing a 90 per cent uptake rate.
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NHS Highland earmarks Centre for Health Science near Raigmore Hospital as potential mass Covid vaccination centre as GPs take the lead for now By Scott Maclennan Published: 20:00, 23 January 2021
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The Centre for Health Science is located not far from Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Centre for Health Science near Raigmore Hospital in Inverness has been earmarked by NHS Highland as a possible mass Covid vaccination centre.
Currently, the centre is used to vaccinate frontline workers, but could be used for members of the public in weeks to come.