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A Scots man has gone missing from his home in Angus - and police believe he may have travelled down south.

Perthshire doctor heading up the latest COVID vaccine trial in Tayside said the team has had a “phenomenal” response so far.

Perth and Kinross are increasingly snubbing a flu shot ahead of the traditional season.Figures show that the percentage of ‘at risk’ over 65s getting vaccinated dropped dramatically between 2014 and last year.Analysis by the BBC Shared Data Unit suggests uptake fell across the NHS Tayside region from 57.2 per cent in 2014 to just 41.6 per cent in 2019 - well below the 75 per cent recommended by the World Health Organisation.Health bosses move to reassure parents after pupil tests positive for COVID-19The number of nursery pupils being vaccinated also fell from 55.4 per cent in 2017 to 47.2 per cent last year.Ochil and Perthshire South MP John Nicolson said he was worried by the figures.He told the Perthshire Advertiser: “Flu jags are

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere has been another significant increase in the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus after 71 new cases confirmed today.The Scottish Government released information as part of its daily COVID-19 update this afternoon.Thirty-one of the positive tests have been attributed to the NHS Tayside region where the authorities are managing an outbreak linked to a food processing plant in Coupar Angus.A further 17 cases have been reported in the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde area with 10 more confirmed by NHS Grampian which includes the locked-down city of Aberdeen.No new deaths mean Scotland's COVID-19 death toll remains at 2,492.However,

Eighteen roles saved as arts body receives nearly £750,000 in government fundingOn his return to Ninewells, Grant’s condition steadily improved and, after almost three months of ICU treatment, he was moved into a respiratory ward in June.Grant had been the last remaining patient to be discharged from the ICU in the NHS Tayside region.Whilst on the respiratory ward, Grant underwent daily rehabilitation, guided by staff from physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

A ward at a Perth hospital has been closed because of the coronavirus.

Over 50 people have died in the NHS Tayside region from COVID-19, it has been revealed.

An outbreak of coronavirus linked to a Nike conference in Edinburgh has been described as “ground zero” in Scotland.