COVID vaccine: One in five across Forth Valley have now had first jag
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Public Health Scotland data shows 47,301 people served by NHS Forth Valley had received their first jag by February 7.
That was up 53% from 30,865 a week earlier.
It meant that 19% of people aged 16 and over in Forth Valley have now received their first dose, using the latest Scottish population estimates.
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Hide AdAcross Scotland, 866,823 people received a jag by February 7. That equates to 19% of the population.
That was an increase of 51% from 575,739 the week before.
The figures were recorded before First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, revealed on February 10 that more than one million people in Scotland had received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
She described reaching the milestone as "highly significant.”
She said: "When you think about the truly dreadful weather most of the country is experiencing right now, which means that many of those administering and receiving the jag will have had to brave extreme elements, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to describe this as a heroic achievement.
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Hide AdShe said the vaccination programme is “on course” to give first doses to everybody over 70 and everyone with a serious clinical vulnerability by the middle of February.
As of February 7, 472,886 people aged 70 and over had received their first jag across Scotland – covering 64% of the age group.
Public Health Scotland's mass vaccination rollout began on December 8.