John Swinney has rejected an accusation of a “pattern of secrecy” within the Scottish Government over resignations from the independent public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic. The
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Bereaved families and those who suffered will be at the heart of the Covid-19 public inquiry, its chairwoman has said, as she promised to be “fair” and “thorough”. Former Court
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“Too many” care home residents are facing serious challenges in getting vital support from their loved ones during coronavirus outbreaks, with families still experiencing barriers to visits, campaigners have said.
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An MP who “wilfully ignored” Covid rules and travelled by train from London to Scotland after testing positive for the virus has been ordered to complete a 270-hour community payback
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People aged 65 and over can now book their Covid-19 booster jab online or via 119. The NHS is also offering appointments to carers and pregnant women as the vaccine
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Elderly care home residents are among the first in Scotland to receive their Covid-19 and flu vaccines as a winter booster programme is launched. On a visit to the Victoria
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Hundreds of thousands of care home residents, staff and housebound people in England will receive their autumn coronavirus vaccine booster from Monday, with millions more people in line in the
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Tory MP Dr Liam Fox received a £20,000 donation earlier this year from a Covid-19 testing company that he reportedly contacted the former health secretary over. According to an email
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More than 400,000 people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had the virus at least two years ago, new figures suggest. A total of two
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Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drug manufacturer BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said
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