All adults living on remote Scots isle given second dose

ALL 35 adults on one of the UK’S most remote inhabited islands have now been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Fair Isle, home to around 60 people, lies between Orkney and Shetland and is renowned for its knitwear and migratory birds.

NHS Shetland said all adults on the island were given their second dose on Monday after a small plane flew in vials of the Oxford-astrazeneca vaccine encased in a cool box.

There have been no reported cases on the island, which is three miles long and around 1.5 miles wide.

Edna Mary Watson, NHS Shetland’s chief community nurse, said travelling to remote islands by air could be challenging with unpredictable weather.

But she added: “This is all part of the challenge of providing health and care in remote and rural communities and we are very grateful and proud of our team of community nurses who understand the challenges and have a flexible and can-do mindset.”