Covid-19 vaccine for the first time today. Residents across the country are due to receive their first jab this morning in a bid to save lives.
It comes after more than 5,000 NHS staff and vaccinators received the vaccine, with the rollout starting on December 8. The Scottish Government announced a solution had been agreed at the weekend which allowed the Pfizer vaccine to be transported from storage hubs to care homes.The vaccine must initially be stored at minus 70C before being thawed out.It can now be "packed down" into smaller batches which can be taken to care homes with "minimal wastage", as supplies allow.Ahead of the rollout into care homes, Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith praised the team behind the vaccination.