PICTURES: Queues, but plenty of space, at the Inverness vaccination centre in the Highlands - as people in the Highlands follow government advice and get vaccinated against Covid and the Omicron variant

At one time Christmas was all about queing for the latest gift or video console for children.

But this year things are different as people are now queing for a vaccination to give themselves the protection the government tells them they need against Covid.

In a session that was due to be for over 30 year olds, everyone over the age of 18 is now being invited to come along and get vaccinated.

NHS Highland is offering a booking system online, and people were also turning up at sessions to be vaccinated before the end of the year.

READ: WATCH: NHS Highland urges people in Inverness and the Highlands to get the 'right care in the right place' over the festive period – as case numbers for Covid increase

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