Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many COVID-19 vaccination appointments have been missed due to the distance or travel time to a vaccination centre.
There is no data held on reasons for missed or non attendance for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
In the statistical report for 16th of June 2021, Public health Scotland published a one-off analysis of "did not attend" (DNA ) appointments for the time period between 1 February 2021 and 6 June 2021. In this they found that 18.2% of first dose appointments and 3.9% of second dose appointments had resulted in either a missed appointment or a cancellation. The full report is available here : COVID-19 Statistical Report - 16 June 2021 - COVID-19 statistical report - Publications - Public Health Scotland