Ms Freeman reiterates that administering first doses will be prioritised, and that second doses will be given within 12 weeks of the first.

"The second dose will be the same vaccine as the first," she vows.

So how many vaccines are there available for Scotland?

Ms Freeman says that as of today we have a total Scottish allocation of vaccines of 562,125 doses.

Of this, 365,000 have arrived in Scottish vaccination centres or are with health boards or GPs.

A further 155,025 doses of Pfizer and 42,100 of Oxford/AstraZeneca are either in transit or in storage for Scotland to access, she adds.

The Moderna vaccine - the third to be approved for use in the UK - will be available from early April, the health secretary says.

Overall a total of 191,965 people have now received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccination, and 2,990 have received their second dose as of 08:30 this morning.

Vaccination in Scotland began on 8 December with those in care homes and health and social care staff.

The health secretary said 80% of care home residents and 55% of care home staff had received their first dose of the vaccination.

Just under 52% of frontline NHS and social care staff have now been vaccinated too.

Vaccinating those over 80 who live in the community began eight days ago and now 2% of that group has received their first injection.

The vaccination programme will "scale up rapidly from this week", Ms Freeman added.

She promises that by the first week in February 100% of the people in the above groups will have received a first dose.

• The first minister will announce whether there is to be a tightening of the current Covid-19 restrictions from 12.30pm, ahead of FMQs
• Nicola Sturgeon has already said Scotland's current lockdown is "very unlikely" to be lifted at the end of the month

• More than 5,000 people have now died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19
• Fewer than half of those using NHS Scotland's Covid-19 app who tested positive entered the code to alert other users that they should isolate
• Six residents have died in a Covid outbreak at a care home in south west Scotland

• The health secretary is making a statement on the vaccination plan

• The education secretary will update the parliament on home schooling after the problems with Microsoft Teams this week. This will begin at 11.45am

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Scotland's vaccination programme has moved up a gear with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now being rolled out at more than 1,100 vaccination centres across the country.

The first two priority groups - including care home staff and residents, frontline health workers and over-80s in the community - will have had their first jab by the start of February.

Three vaccines have now been approved by UK regulators - those developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca and Moderna.

They have been purchased by the UK government and Scotland will get a share of them, based on its population.

More than 163,000 people in Scotland had received a first dose of a vaccine by 11 January, with latest figures now being released daily.

Read more here.

Health Secretary Jeane Freeman will shortly deliver an update on Scotland's vaccination plan.

The wider rollout of the Oxford Covid vaccine began on Monday at more than 1,100 locations across Scotland.

175,942 people in Scotland had received their first vaccine dose by the end of Monday.

You can watch the vaccination plan statement here on the live page with us from 11am.

Here's what you need to know about the vaccines:

• When will I be vaccinated against the virus?
• Where will I get my vaccine?
• How does a vaccine get approved?
• What is the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine?

1. Scottish government: Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you can and cannot do, external

From Tuesday 5 January, mainland Scotland moved from Level 4 to a temporary lockdown, with new guidance to stay at home, external except for essential purposes. Some islands remain at Level 3, external.

The first minister is due to announce whether the restrictions need tightened from 12.30pm today.

2. Postcode checker, external for COVID restrictions by protection level in areas of Scotland

3. NHS Inform, external

The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.

4. Test and Protect, external

If you have Covid-19 symptoms go immediately to NHS Inform online or phone 0800 028 2816 to book a test

The latest from NHS Scotland and the Scottish government, including social distancing, face covering and stay at home advice.

5. The ready.scot, external website

It has been updated with the latest help and advice and how you can help others. The helpline number remains: 0800 111 4000

6.The Clear Your Head website, external

It's ok to not feel yourself right now, here are some tips to help get you through the pandemic.

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Here's how a very busy day is looking in terms of the pandemic agenda:

• 11.00-11.45am:Vaccination Plan statement
• 11.45-12.30pm: Schools and remote learning arrangements statement
• 12pm NRS weekly Stats
• 12pm PMQs at Westminster
• 12.30-1.45 pm: First Minister's Questions (starting with FM statement on Covid-19 restrictions)
• 2.30pm: Education Committee: Teaching unions and SQA to give evidence
• Boris Johnson will face questions from MPs this afternoon

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As Scotland's hospitals fill with Covid patients and the daily-registered death toll passes 5,000, there are concerns the "stay at home" message is not having the same impact it did during last year's lockdown.

Ministers have been discussing the possibility of tightening the current restrictions on people's lives and an announcement on their decision is expected later.

What changes can we expect, and how do Scotland's current lockdown rules compare to those imposed last March?

Click here to find out.

• The first minister will announce whether there is to be a tightening of the current Covid-19 restrictions from 12.30pm, ahead of FMQs
• Nicola Sturgeon has already said Scotland's current lockdown is "very unlikely" to be lifted at the end of the month

• More than 5,000 people have now died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19
• Fewer than half of those using NHS Scotland's Covid-19 app who tested positive entered the code to alert other users that they should isolate
• Six residents have died in a Covid outbreak at a care home in south west Scotland

• There will be a ministerial statement on the vaccination plan from 11am this morning
• 175,942 people in Scotland had received their first vaccine dose by Monday
• The education secretary will update the parliament on home schooling after the problems with Microsoft Teams this week. This will begin at 11.45am

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Welcome to the BBC's rolling coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland on Wednesday 13 January 2021.

The first minister will reveal whether there is to be a tightening of the current restrictions on people's lives from around 12.30pm.

Before that announcement and FMQs we have two Covid statements - on the vaccination plan and on home schooling.

There's also the NRS weekly Covid-19 statistics at 12pm, when PMQs is also due to get underway.