Covid vaccine clinics have opened for the country’s teens today. People aged 16 and 17 will now be able to get their first coronavirus jag at all clinics on the mainland that offers the Pfizer vaccine.
The move comes after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised that the vaccine rollout should be extended to include those age groups last week.
Scottish Government officials have been organising the expanded rollout behind the scenes since then. Eligible young people in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles will be contacted by their health board and invited to attend clinics.
Scots have also been able to book their appointments on the NHS Scotland website from Friday last week.Health secretary Humza Yousaf said:.