Coronavirus briefing RECAP: Health Secretary Jeane Freeman faced questions on vaccine priority list still not taking occupation into consideration

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By Beth Murray

Published 26th Feb 2021, 07:00 BST

Updated 26th Feb 2021, 13:57 BST

Third of the country vaccinated as Covid alert level lowered.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman will return to St Andrew’s House today for the daily coronavirus briefing where she will continue to defend the cautious routemap out of lockdown announced on Tuesday.

More than one and a half million have received their first dose of the vaccine as of yesterday, which Nicola Sturgeon said yesterday is a “really significant milestone”.

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