Summary

  • Nicola Sturgeon says she and her cabinet have been discussing vaccine certification and a final decision on extending the scheme will be made next Tuesday "in light of the most up to date data"

  • The rules could be extended to more hospitality venues, theatres and cinemas. If the scheme is changed then those changes will come into effect on December 6, adds the first minister

  • Business leaders had said that a move to extend the passports would be a “massive step backwards” and would have “damaging implications” for them

  • Ms Sturgeon began her briefing by saying that so far there are no indications of a Covid spike from Glasgow's climate change summit COP26

  • On Monday, plans for booster vaccinations for the over-40s were announced as well as second jabs for 16 and 17-year-olds

  • Since the first week in September, more than three million flu and booster jabs have now been administered in Scotland, says the first minister

Live Reporting

BBC Scotland News

  1. Latest vaccination stats

    • 4,331,574 people have received their first dose
    • 3,939,317 have received their second dose
    • 1,237,376 booster jabs have been given

  2. Daily figures just in
    Breaking

    The daily coronavirus data has been released by Public Health Scotland.

    • 2,771 new cases of Covid-19 reported
    • Test positivity rate is 12.8%
    • 17 deaths recorded following a positive test
    • 57 people in intensive care yesterday
    • 779 people in hospital yesterday

  3. Businesses wait nervously for potential new measures

    Scottish pubPA Media

    Any reintroduction of measures or extension of the vaccine passport scheme will not go down well with business leaders.

    The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has said further restrictions could put thousands of firms and jobs at risk.

    A poll of its members found nearly a quarter (24%) of businesses faced "severe financial consequences" if vaccine passports and home-working measures were widened.

    And retailers have this week called for a discount in business rates for the next financial year to save jobs in the struggling sector.

    Last week John Swinney told MSPs the Scottish government was considering expanding its scheme to cover more hospitality and leisure venues.

  4. Good afternoon

    Nicola SturgeonGetty Images

    Welcome to today's live page from the Scottish Parliament.

    At 2.20pm First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will be revealing if further coronavirus restrictions are to be brought in to help combat rising numbers of infections.

    These could include extending the vaccine passport scheme to more indoor hospitality and leisure venues.

    You can follow the action on BBC Scotland or follow the full stream using the tabs above.