Covid in Scotland: How many people have been vaccinated?

In Scotland 1,320,074 people have officially received the first dose of the Covid vaccine and 20,409 have received a second dose, according to Scottish government figures.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said this week that there was now "hard evidence" that vaccinations were reducing the Covid death toll.

This page looks at the key vaccine data in Scotland. Figures were last updated at 14:00 on 17 February.

Is Scotland on target for vaccinations?

In Scotland 47,800 people per day were vaccinated over the week to 16 February.

The Scottish government said it was satisfied it had met its target to vaccinate 1.1 million in the four highest priority groups by 15 February.

By then all people aged over 70, care home residents, front-line health and social care staff and the clinically extremely vulnerable should have been offered a first dose.

The first Covid-19 vaccinations in Scotland were given on 8 December 2020.

The vaccination rate was lower in December and early January when the jab was prioritised for care home residents. The Scottish government said this made initial distribution slower.

This rate increased in late January and February when the vaccination programme expanded into communities.

Vaccination progress is changeable, and can be affected by available supplies and additional capacity as new vaccination centres open.

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are being distributed. Both require two doses.

Scotland has given a first dose to 1,320,074 people. This is 29% of the population aged 16 and over.

A second vaccination dose has been given to 20,409 people. This is 0.45% of over-16s.

For the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the second dose can be given between three to 12 weeks after the first dose. For the AstraZeneca vaccine, the second dose can be given four to 12 weeks after the first dose.

What age groups have been vaccinated?

According to the Scottish government's weekly figures, 94.2% of people over 80 had been vaccinated by 14 February.

Over-70s vaccinations had reached 88.9%. Other age groups remained much lower as older people were prioritised.

The priority groups have been set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

When those most at risk have been vaccinated, the Scottish government vaccine deployment plan will then move on to younger age groups.

The Scottish government set a 5 February target for the top JCVI priority groups covering care home residents, frontline health workers and the over-80s.

A target of mid-February was set for the over-70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable.

People aged over 65 have a target of early March. People over 50 and anyone over 16 with underlying health conditions have a target of early May.

The vaccine will then be rolled-out to Scotland's remaining over-18 adult population.

• Vaccination age comparison data is published by Public Health Scotland as a weekly report. More recent figures for individual groups may be cited by the Scottish government at daily briefings.

How many have been vaccinated in my area?

NHS Western Isles has vaccinated the highest percentage of its population with 44% of over-16s given a first dose by 14 February.

Lothian has vaccinated the lowest percentage, covering 21.9% of people.

The Covid vaccine has been distributed by GP practices, health centres and local clinics across Scotland.

The NHS Louisa Jordan mass vaccination centre in Glasgow has been operating since 8 December, carrying out 1,000 to 5,000 vaccinations daily. It has the capacity to move to 10,000 per day.

Mass vaccination centres at Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and Aberdeen's P&J Live opened on 1 February.

Edinburgh EICC can vaccinate more than 21,000 people a week, while the Aberdeen facility will vaccinate about 6,000 every week.

Other large facilities have opened at leisure centres and town halls across Scotland. In remote communities mobile vaccination unit will offer immunisations.

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