Autumn and winter Covid and flu vaccination programme underway
It comes as a further five cases of Covid were reported in Shetland
Those in their 20s will not have long to wait for an appointment either, health board says
Meeting also hears that one of the two Covid cases recorded in Shetland in the last month was a ‘false positive’
Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases unchanged for the eighth consecutive day
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Mass vaccination gets underway
People on Shetland’s outer isles will also start receiving vaccinations soon
People will be offered appointments for vaccination at the Independent Living Centre by phone
People travelling to mass vaccination clinics will also be eligible for free public transport
A third Covid vaccine, meanwhile, has been approved for use in the UK
NHS Shetland chief confirms vaccine can’t be delivered to the outer isles
‘This is a marathon not a sprint’, says NHS Shetland chief executive