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NHS Boards have the ability to, in line with Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory agency (MHRA) requirements, pack down and distribute the Pfizer vaccine within their own legal entity. This will enable the vaccine to be administered in rural and island communities. Each health board has at least one Ultra Low Chamber for vaccine storage locally to aid delivery.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33277 on 14 January 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The vaccination of care home residents commenced on the 14 December 2020.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-33812 on 23 December 2020. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

The Scottish Government has published the Delivery Framework for the COVID-19 vaccination programme. Additionally, the Minister for Public Health has written to MSPs on 8 December to confirm planning arrangements for the vaccine.

The Scottish Government has established a new National Vaccination Management Tool, which went live on 8 October. The digital tool will assist us in monitoring data on the vaccination programme in Scotland.

For Waves 2 and 3, we plan to establish Mass Vaccination Centres in key locations such as major cities and large towns with good communications networks. However, these will not open until we have delivery of sufficient quantities of the vaccine to support such large vaccination centres - this may not be until spring. We would like to reassure you, though, that Scottish NHS Boards already deliver nearly two million doses of vaccine routinely every year and we have a comprehensive delivery infrastructure in place. We hope to address your other queries on infrastructure in a forthcoming communication from the Scottish Government to MSPs.

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