Medical leaders say the “irregular supply” of vaccine to health clinics across Scotland is hampering the speed of delivery to patients.
Ministers promised a first dose of the vaccine to 1.4 million of the most vulnerable Scots by mid-February.
But the British Medical Association in Scotland says inconsistencies in supply make it difficult to plan patient appointments – and some GP practices have yet to receive a vaccine.
Dr. Andrew Buist, who chairs the British Medical Association’s GP committee in Scotland, says that “good progress” has been made so far by distributing it to priority groups, such as nursing home residents and line health workers facing.
But he told the BBC’s Politics Scotland program: “The current problem is with the next priority group, which is the group over 80, that Scottish GPs should vaccinate because the supply of the vaccine has so far been quite irregular.
“Some clinics have a good stock, others have none so far.”
He says his clinic has received 100 doses of the vaccine for 600 patients over 80, who need to be vaccinated by February 5.
“We don’t want to send consultations to patients until we know that we can definitely vaccinate them, otherwise patients are very upset.”
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has promised that the workforce and infrastructure will be available to vaccinate 400,000 people each week by the end of February.
In the meantime, no new Covid-related deaths have been reported in Scotland today, and although 1,341 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported, this is the lowest daily number since December 28.
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