Demand for vaccine schedules to be released by all of Scotland's health board, Highland MSP calls for First Minister to take action
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Highland MSP Donald Cameron has demanded clarity from the Scottish Government on the timeline for the vaccine rollout.
The Conservative shadow health secretary urged the First Minister to ensure there is a clear schedule in place for people in vaccination priority groups to get their jabs.
Mr Cameron put his point to the First Minister in the Scottish Parliament earlier today after Nicola Sturgeon announced another lockdown.
There has been ongoing public concern that the pace of delivering the vaccine, which she described as a race with the new highly contagious form of Covid.
The Highland MSP said that it is important that every health board in Scotland issues information giving the time and place that vaccinations will take place.
Speaking later Mr Cameron said: “We are now in a race against the virus which is threatening to spread rapidly, as we strive to get vaccinations to the people who are on the clinical priority list.
“It is essential that we have clarity on the vaccine roll out and that is why I am urging the Scottish Government to ensure that everyone who needs a vaccine knows exactly where they need to go, and when.
“This is the nitty-gritty planning and organisation that will be required if we are to save lives and get the virus back under control.”
Earlier, NHS Highland confirmed that the dosing schedule for vaccinations is to be changed to enable a greater number of people to get a jab more quickly.
NHS Highland made the announcement after the Joint Committee on Vaccination Immunisation and the chief medical officers of all four UK nations recommended the second dose of Covid-19 vaccination take place in the 12th week after the first dose.
Initially, the UK planned to leave 21 days between the jabs.
A NHS Highland spokesman said: "The first dose gives a very high level of protection to those who have already received it and the second dose at 12 weeks will prolong that protection.”
