Question reference: S6W-00493
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 4 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the speed for offering invites for initial and second COVID-19 vaccinations in the NHS Lothian area is reportedly slower than in other NHS board areas.
Answer
NHS Lothian is performing in-line with the rest of Scotland and within national timeframes. All NHS Boards have the same timeframe in which to complete each JCVI cohort. There will be slight local variations in time taken to reach targets dependant on population demographics within each NHS Board i.e Lothian has proportionally the highest constituency population of younger adults. NHS Lothian have reached these targets for each cohort, with the percentage coverage for over 50s in line with the Scottish average.
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