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The Scottish government continues to come under fire for its slow pace of vaccine roll-out, as UK government sources confirm that Scotland has been supplied with nearly one million doses, yet under half a million Scots have so far received their first dose.
UK government sources said that 984,000 doses were under the Scottish government’s control as of today, but making a weekly Covid statement to the Holyrood parliament, deputy first minister John Swinney said that 437,900 people had received their first dose, as of 8.30am this morning.
This from the Sun’s Harry Cole:
Understand NHS England handled a THIRD of all struggling Scotland’s 999 calls at one point last weekend
SNP-run Scottish health asked for help after fearing they would be overwhelmed with high Covid pressure
NW call staff deployed by the National Ambulance Reliance Forum
