Scottish vaccination drive is hailed as an ‘overwhelming success’
ONE year to the day since the mass vaccination drive began, Humza Yousaf hailed Scotland’s programme as an “overwhelming success”.
In the biggest vaccination programme ever seen, 4,355,063 first doses, 3,962,203 second doses and 1,922,604 boosters and third doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in Scotland from around 1200 locations. The Health Secretary said: “The national vaccination programme has provided us all with hope for the future. It is an overwhelming success.
“From the outset, our health boards and vaccination teams have worked tirelessly and at extraordinary pace to give everyone the opportunity to be protected against coronavirus over the past 12 months.”
More than 17,800 vaccinators and staff at more than 750 GP surgeries have worked to administer the shots.
According to a recent paper from the World Health Organisation, their hard work has prevented more than 27,000 deaths as a direct result of the rapid vaccine uptake.