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The vaccine roll out plan in Scotland that was published on the Scottish Government website is now back up, after it was taken down as the UK Government was concerned about ‘sensitive information’ regarding the vaccine supply.

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The First Minister confirmed at a press briefing that the information was temporarily removed while they discussed the issue.

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She added that she believed in total transparency, and was not ‘convinced’ by the UK Gov’s concerns, though the information that the UK Gov referred too is now not included.

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