More than 100,000 Taysiders have been given jab

More than 100,000 people in Tayside have now received a vaccination against Covid-19.

The programme started in the region nine weeks ago and has now reached almost a third of the eligible population.

NHS Tayside vaccinators have delivered 11.5% of all Covid-19 injections given in Scotland, the health board said.

Margaret Scott, from Broughty Ferry, received her vaccine yesterday at the Caird Hall.

She said: “It is brilliant to hear more than 100,000 vaccines have now been done in Tayside.

“I’m so glad to have received mine as all I want to do is be able to see my family and friends again.”

NHS Tayside chief executive, Grant Archibald said: “I would like to thank our vaccination teams who have worked tirelessly, even through the recent wintry weather, and put in a Herculean effort to reach this milestone.

“This is the biggest logistical challenge the NHS has ever faced and I am proud to say that our teams, working in partnership with our volunteers, GPS, local authorities and health and social care partnerships have yet again risen to that challenge, delivering this programme efficiently and at pace.”

He thanked the people of Tayside for braving freezing temperatures to come out in “huge numbers” to be vaccinated.

“It is so encouraging to see our communities very keen to get the jab, helping to protect themselves and our essential services,” he added.

The 100,000 milestone puts Tayside third of all mainland health boards in Scotland for delivery of the jab, the health board said.

The Courier wants to hear from parents and child carers on how remote learning is working – or not.

Since the start of this term in January most children and young people have been learning at home, with most of Scotland’s schools closed.

Remote learning provision is said to have improved since the first lockdown, when schools were closed from March to the summer holidays.

Teachers have had time to upskill and prepare for online lessons and thousands of IT devices and equipment have been distributed to families who otherwise would have struggled to stay in touch with schools.

But we want parents and carers to tell us what they think of the teaching being delivered online to their children and how their education and wellbeing has been affected by the pandemic by taking part in our remote learning survey.

We want to know if balancing schoolwork with parents’ work or home life is a struggle or if home schooling is an opportunity to do things differently.

We want to know whether connectivity is an issue or whether you want more live lessons.

We want to know whether you are worried about your children’s mental health, or if your children are thriving learning at home.

For those with children who should have been sitting exams in May, we want to know how you feel about the alternative assessment model developed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

To take part, go to viewfinder.flexmr.net/ surveys/externals/44254. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete and findings will be published in The Courier soon.