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Covid in Scotland LIVE as Nicola Sturgeon to address nation over Omicron fears

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Scotland's coronavirus booster vaccine programme is set to be accelerated amid fears of a rise in Omicron cases across the country.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced last night that from today all over 30s will be able to book their third dose of covid in order to give better protection against the new variant.

From later this week the scheme will be extended further to include over 18s.During an interview yesterday Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the new strain, which was first identified in southern Africa, would 'gallop' through Scotland.The First Minister said: “I can confirm that urgent work is underway to further accelerate roll out of the booster vaccination programme in Scotland.“Scotland already has the highest

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