Capital vaccination rate lagging

NHS chiefs say that Edinburgh’s high number of care homes has delayed the roll out of the coronavirus vaccination programme, as figures show the capital’s vaccination rate is lagging behind the rest of Scotland.

As of Monday, 17,195 people have been vaccinated in Edinburgh, which is 3.85 per cent of a population of 446,623, according to weekly figures.

This is the lowest percentage in Scotland, and lower than comparable regions such as Glasgow and Aberdeen, which have vaccination rates of 4.44 per cent (23,644) and 6.21 per cent (12,002), respectively.

Across the three other council areas within NHS Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and East Lothian, percentage rates are higher, with rates of 4.15 per cent (6,121), 5.84 per cent (4,352), and 4.67 per cent (4,083) respectively.