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| Has Scotland been slower to vaccinate over-80s? | Has Scotland been slower to vaccinate over-80s? |
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| Scotland is receiving vaccines based on its share of the population but has its rollout to the over-80s been slower than England? | Scotland is receiving vaccines based on its share of the population but has its rollout to the over-80s been slower than England? |
| The answer appears to be yes. | The answer appears to be yes. |
| But it is because it has pursued a different strategy, with Scotland making sure that care home residents and healthcare staff were at the top of the list. | But it is because it has pursued a different strategy, with Scotland making sure that care home residents and healthcare staff were at the top of the list. |
| On Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told parliament that the Scottish government had made "a deliberate decision" to focus firstly on elderly care home residents. | |
| She said this was in line with the priority list compiled by the JCVI, which advises on vaccine rollout across the UK. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said care home residents had the greatest vulnerability to becoming ill and dying from this virus and so giving them the protection of the vaccine as quickly as possible was likely to have the most immediate impact on saving lives. | |
| However, vaccinating in care homes is "more time consuming and labour intensive" than doing so in the community, she said. | |
| Ms Sturgeon said Scotland had given the first dose of the vaccine to about 90% of care home residents. In England 50% of care home residents have been vaccinated, according to vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi. | |
| The first minister said vaccinating over-80s in the community was now picking up pace, with the target being to have them all given the first dose by 5 February - the same date as England. | |
| How do vaccinations compare? | How do vaccinations compare? |
| The latest daily figures show 284,582 people in Scotland have received their first dose of the vaccine. This has risen by 60,541 in the past four days. | |
| The most recent figures for people receiving their first dose of the vaccine (19 January) show | |
| England - 3,687,286 (8.3% of the adult population) | |
| Scotland - 284,582 (6.4% of the adult population) | |
| Wales - 161,392 (6.4% of the adult population) | |
| Northern Ireland - 132,857 (9.1% of the adult population) | |
| For the second dose the figures are: | For the second dose the figures are: |
| England - 431,136 (1% of the adult population) | |
| Scotland - 3,886 (0.1% of the adult population) | |
| Wales - 265 (0.01% of the adult population) | |
| Northern Ireland - 21,579 (1.4% of the adult population) | |
| A Scottish government spokeswoman said JCVI advice to prioritise the first dose of the vaccine meant "we would not expect significant numbers to receive the second dose at this time". | A Scottish government spokeswoman said JCVI advice to prioritise the first dose of the vaccine meant "we would not expect significant numbers to receive the second dose at this time". |
| She said: "The JCVI models suggest initially vaccinating a greater number of people with a single dose will prevent more deaths and hospitalisations than vaccinating a smaller number of people with two doses. Those who have received their first dose, will get the second within the 12-week period." | She said: "The JCVI models suggest initially vaccinating a greater number of people with a single dose will prevent more deaths and hospitalisations than vaccinating a smaller number of people with two doses. Those who have received their first dose, will get the second within the 12-week period." |
| What about the over 80s? | What about the over 80s? |
| The daily figures do not include a breakdown of who has been vaccinated. Scotland and England now provide weekly statistics which give more detail. | |
| The latest weekly figures show the situation on Sunday, 10 January. | |
| England - 80 and over - 1,036,605 (36% of the age group) | England - 80 and over - 1,036,605 (36% of the age group) |
| Scotland - 80 and over - 18,714 (6.9% of the age group) | Scotland - 80 and over - 18,714 (6.9% of the age group) |
| At that stage, more than one-third of people aged 80 and over in England had received at least one dose. | |
| In England's North East and Yorkshire region the figure was 46% - more than any other area. | |
| North-east England leads over-80s vaccination race | North-east England leads over-80s vaccination race |
| In London and the East of England the figure was about 30%, which is still far higher than the 6.9% in Scotland. | |
| On Tuesday (19 January), Nicola Sturgeon said the "pace of progress in the over-80s group is now picking up". | |
| She estimated that between 15% and 20% had already had the first dose. | |
| Northern Ireland has now provided its first information on the number of people aged 80 and over who had been vaccinated. | |
| By Tuesday it had 34,553 people aged 80 or over (42.3% of the age group). | |
| Ms Sturgeon said Scotland was on track for all over-80s to have been offered the first dose by the start of February. | |
| In Scotland people under 50 account for almost half of vaccinations administered up to Sunday 10 January (48.2%) while in England they were just 19.8%. | In Scotland people under 50 account for almost half of vaccinations administered up to Sunday 10 January (48.2%) while in England they were just 19.8%. |
| A further breakdown of the Scotland figures shows that the bulk of the vaccinations were health care workers - 101,954 - and care home staff - 24,908. | |
| By Tuesday (19 Jan), Ms Sturgeon said more than 70% of all frontline health and care workers had received the first dose. | |
| Three-quarters of those vaccinated so far are female, perhaps reflecting the make-up of the staff in the NHS and care homes. | Three-quarters of those vaccinated so far are female, perhaps reflecting the make-up of the staff in the NHS and care homes. |
| Frontline health and social care workers are in the JCVI's priority Group 2, along with all those aged 80 and over. | |
| What are the targets? | What are the targets? |
| Both the UK and Scottish governments have pledged to have offered a first dose of the vaccine to all the first four JCVI groups by mid-February. | Both the UK and Scottish governments have pledged to have offered a first dose of the vaccine to all the first four JCVI groups by mid-February. |
| That is: | That is: |
| residents in a care home for older adults and their carers | residents in a care home for older adults and their carers |
| all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers | all those 80 years of age and over and frontline health and social care workers |
| all those 75 years of age and over | all those 75 years of age and over |
| all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals | all those 70 years of age and over and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals |
| In Scotland, groups one and two are due a vaccine by the start of February, with groups three and four by the middle of the month. That is about 1.1 million people. | In Scotland, groups one and two are due a vaccine by the start of February, with groups three and four by the middle of the month. That is about 1.1 million people. |
| The Scottish government will need to average about 250,000 vaccinations a week to reach that target. The latest figure shows 264,991 vaccinations in just over a month (6% of the adult population). | The Scottish government will need to average about 250,000 vaccinations a week to reach that target. The latest figure shows 264,991 vaccinations in just over a month (6% of the adult population). |
| The figures are increasing. They are currently at about 15,000 a day and "scaling up". | The figures are increasing. They are currently at about 15,000 a day and "scaling up". |
| Health Secretary Jeane Freeman pledged: "We we will have the workforce and the infrastructure to vaccinate 400,000 people each week by the end of February." | Health Secretary Jeane Freeman pledged: "We we will have the workforce and the infrastructure to vaccinate 400,000 people each week by the end of February." |
| Other targets in the Scottish government's vaccine deployment plan include: | Other targets in the Scottish government's vaccine deployment plan include: |
| By early March | By early March |
| All those over 65 | All those over 65 |
| By early May | By early May |
| all individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality | all individuals aged 16 years to 64 years with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality |
| all those 50 years of age and over | all those 50 years of age and over |