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Extra 100 troops being deployed in Scotland to help with covid booster programme

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An extra 100 Armed Forces personnel are being deployed in Scotland to help with the booster vaccine rollout across the country amid a rising wave of Omicron infections.

The deployment brings the total number of soldiers helping with the vaccine effort to 221 who will be on task until the end of February, the UK Defence Secretary said.

Ben Wallace said: “This uplift in support will help to get more vaccines into arms faster, working shoulder to shoulder with the dedicated health services.“Our Armed Forces continue to tirelessly support the Covid 19 vaccination programme in Scotland to give people and communities vital protection against this virus."Alongside those supporting the vaccine programme, 114 Armed Forces personnel are driving

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