Category: COVID-19
Public urged to take up their winter vaccine offer with flu levels in Scotland high
NHS Lothian is urging those eligible for a Covid-19 and/or flu vaccine to take up the offer, with the winter vaccines available until March.
January 11, 2024
People eligible for winter vaccines urged to top up protection ahead of festive period
Last winter in Scotland, hospital admissions for flu and COVID-19 peaked on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day respectively.
December 8, 2023
Don’t let your protection fade – it’s not too late
With more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccines administered so far this winter across Scotland, NHS Lothian is encouraging those eligible to take up the offer of their COVID-19 and flu vaccines as soon as possible.
November 16, 2023
Winter vaccine clinics in Lothian open to drop-ins
Vaccination clinics across Lothian are opening to drop-ins for this year’s winter vaccines.
November 10, 2023
Lothian’s winter vaccines begin with thousands getting protected
Scotland’s winter vaccination programme has started in Lothian with over 3,500 people getting their flu vaccine on the first day (Monday 4th September).
September 6, 2023
You can now drop in to a local clinic for your spring booster
Our level of protection against COVID-19 fades over time, but a spring dose can increase your protection and reduce your risk of severe COVID-19 illness. It’s important to get the vaccine every time you are offered it.
May 19, 2023
NHS Lothian begins COVID-19 spring booster programme
Residents in care homes for older adults are the first to receive their spring COVID-19 booster as the latest stage of the national vaccination programme gets underway.
March 29, 2023
Results of research into the transmission of COVID-19 from hospitals into care homes released
Scientists in NHS Lothian have helped to develop national infection controls after studying COVID-19 transmission between hospitals and care homes. The teams found that 99 per cent of patients discharged from hospital into care homes during the first wave of the pandemic did not introduce COVID-19 into care homes.
March 14, 2023
Award-winning Long Covid support service extended to Midlothian
An innovative project to provide much-needed support to Long Covid patients has been extended to Midlothian.
March 3, 2023
Edinburgh Cancer Centre investigates COVID-19 immunity in cancer patients
Researchers from NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh have conducted a clinical study to investigate the extent to which cancer treatment affects COVID-19 immunity.
February 7, 2023
NHS Lothian issues winter vaccines reminder for eligible groups as hospitalisations for COVID-19 and flu are increasing
Those eligible for the free COVID-19 and flu vaccinations are being urged to get their jabs as winter sets in and hospitalisations increase.
December 15, 2022
NHS Lothian marks second anniversary of COVID-19 vaccine roll out with 2,451,177 doses given across the region
NHS Lothian is marking two years since Scotland’s roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine began on 8 December 2020. Since then, more than 14.5 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in Scotland with 2,451,177 of those being given across Lothian. The initial effort to protect people from the deadly virus was the biggest
December 8, 2022
