Edinburgh care home residents among first to get top-up Covid jab
Residents at a Leith care home have been getting their winter top-up Covid vaccination today, as the Health Secretary urges those invited to come forward
Last updated 5th Sep 2022
Residents at an Edinburgh care home are some of the first getting their winter Covid-19 vaccinations.
The roll-out is being paired with flu jabs.
More than two million people in Scotland will be offered vaccines over the next three months.
Invitations will have been sent to all over 65s by the end of the week and more than 41,000 frontline health and social care workers have booked appointments through the portal since it opened last month.
Today (September 5) Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf visited Victoria Manor Care home in Leith, to speak to some of those getting their injections.
93-year-old Victoria Manor resident Mrs Agnes Taylor said:
“It’s good being able to have both vaccinations at the same time here in the care home. I’m getting both to help my protection and of course, for the protection and safety of others in the care home or visiting.”
Mr Yousaf said:
“This country is indebted to those dedicated frontline workers who work tirelessly to get the majority of Scots immunised all year round – and whose efforts have led to a sharp reduction in hospitalisations in recent months.
“Vaccination remains the best way to protect yourselves, your loved ones, and the NHS from both COVID-19 and flu viruses, and I encourage you to take up the offer of a booster when you receive your appointment.”