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09.10.2023 / 03:03

Protect yourself from flu and COVID-19 this winter with vaccination

With the winter months approaching and the long summer nights coming to a close, bugs and viruses begin to do the rounds and many of us become ill around this time of year.

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Scots could be given different covid vaccine to protect against 'multiple variants' in future

Scots may be given different covid vaccines if new variants emerge in the future, according to a leading health expert.

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Nicola Sturgeon's advisers warn of damage of covid restrictions on development of young children

Scottish Government advisers have raised the alarm over the "harm" caused by covid restrictions to the development of young children.

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Omicron is raging in the U.K. What can Canada learn?

COVID-19 variant rapidly taking hold in many Canadian provinces, some experts are looking overseas for a preview of what could happen next.The United Kingdom reported nearly 60,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest tally since January 2021. Health officials also confirmed the first death from Omicron on Tuesday.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon adviser hints at new restrictions

An adviser to Nicola Sturgeon on the covid pandemic has announced that Scots could be asked to wear masks all day at their workplace if they can't work from home.

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Nicola Sturgeon adviser hints at new covid restrictions after cases exceed 3,000 for fifth day

An adviser to Nicola Sturgeon on the covid pandemic has announced that Scots could be asked to wear masks all day at their workplace if they can't work from home.

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Sunday headlines: Sturgeon adviser hints at Covid restrictions, Queen sprains her back

Welcome to the Daily Record's Sunday briefing.

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Wednesday's headlines including COP26 Covid spike fears and EuroMillions rollover

Welcome to Wednesday’s midday Daily Briefing.

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as new expert group set up to plan for future pandemics

pandemics has been established by the Scottish Government. The standing committee on pandemics will ensure Scotland is prepared for other new viruses sweeping through the country.Professor Linda Bauld, the chair of public health at Edinburgh University, will chair the committee for its first meeting today, August 19, while a chairperson is sought, while membership will also include Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith.Yesterday, the government announced that 10 people passed away after testing positive for covid in Scotland over the last 24 hours.It was also revealed that Scotland recorded its highest daily case rate since the country moved beyond the levels system earlier this month.

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Covid cases among kids in Scotland will rise if vaccine advice doesn't change, says leading health expert

vaccinated, a leading health expert has said. Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, wants to see children given the coronavirus vaccine that has been successfully rolled out across the country to the majority of the adult population.

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Covid in Scotland: Health expert baffled by large spike in cases among young men

Linda Bauld, from Edinburgh University, is also concerned about the new coronavirus cases being reported by the Scottish Government over the last couple of days. The latest figures show that 2,969 people returned a positive test in the last 24-hour period which is the highest daily figure since January.

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Government could ditch 10-day quarantine for people who've had two Covid vaccines

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxPeople who have had two Covid-19 jabs and come into contact with someone infected with the virus may soon be spared 10 days of self-isolating.Officials are reportedly considering scrapping the mandatory quarantine period under plans to use daily tests instead.The Times reported that Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to be keen to replace quarantine with daily testing, but that the policy will only be approved after Professor Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England, is satisfied with the results of a study involving 40,000 people.Linda Bauld, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, told Times Radio it is

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Covid in Scotland LIVE as Boris Johnson 'set to announce extension to June 21 reopening'

Follow all the latest updates on our blog below. A delay to lockdown easing may also help break the link between infections and hospital admissions, a public health professor suggested.Professor Linda Bauld, from the University of Edinburgh, told LBC that the variant first identified in India now accounted for the majority of UK cases, but the death rate among people with this infection was low."You can see amongst people who were infected with this variant, the mortality rate was 0.7%, just 12 people," she said."We think they are all the people who had underlying health conditions and died with Covid, not from Covid necessarily."So the proportion of people in hospital now is half of what it was, if we were in the previous situation in

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People who've had Covid 'could still catch South African variant', expert warns

People who have had coronavirus could still catch the new South African variant ripping through the country, an expert has warned.

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Political covid decisions led to UK's second wave of infection, warns public health expert

Linda Bauld said the overall response will be viewed as a "system failure" in a damning verdict on the government's leadership.Her remarks come one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government did "all we could" to tackle the pandemic - despite shocking figures putting Britain among the worst in the world."I think we’re going to look back on this as a system failure," prof Bauld told BBC Radio Scotland."I think we came into this pandemic under prepared for a virus like this, we at a UK level chose not to follow the model of south-east Asian countries."During the last 11 months the response and some of the decisions that have been made have certainly directly contributed particularly to the second wave.

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Celtic warned of self-isolation nightmare as leading health professor brands Dubai camp 'astonishing'

Celtic that more players could be forced to self-isolate after a positive Covid-19 test in the Parkhead squad. The club confirmed on Sunday afternoon that one player had the virus in the round of testing that followed their return from their winter trip to Dubai.And Dr Linda Bauld believes it's "astonishing" that the winter training camp even went ahead amid the current Covid-19 crisis.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces no coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 949 cases

coronavirus deaths recorded overnight in Scotland, the Scottish Government confirmed today. In the last 24 hours, there has been 949 fresh infections were recorded in the same time period.

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School ties and blazers could be banned to prevent spread of coronavirus

The Telegraph : "Covid-19 has already gravely disrupted the schooling of children right across the country.

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Devolution 'hindered UK government's response to Coronavirus' inquiry hears

Boris Johnson's government has handed the coronavirus pandemic "appallingly badly" while being hindered by devolution. Westminster's Scottish Affairs Committee heard there was a lack of transparency from the UK Government in the early days of the crisis.

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Scottish government urged to give people hope by talking about plans to end lockdown

A public health expert has urged the Scottish Government to set out how it plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown, but warned that life may never return to normal after the pandemic.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0