Category: COVID-19
All Parents and Carers offered COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11 years
Parents and carers across Lothian are being encouraged to keep their child’s appointment as the childhood phase of the national COVID-19 vaccination programme gets underway.
April 5, 2022
COVID-19 Volunteer inspired to swap old life for new career as a Nurse
A salesman who gave up his time to volunteer in an NHS Lothian hospital during the height of the pandemic has turned his back on his old career to become a nurse.
March 28, 2022
NHS Lothian prepares to close mass vaccination centres
Three of Lothian's mass vaccination centre will welcome their final patients over the coming days as the sites at Gorebridge Leisure Centre, Members Pavilion at Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston and Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) prepare for closure.
March 17, 2022
NHS Lothian launches its spring COVID-19 booster programme across the region
Over 75s, immunosuppressed individuals and those living in care home are now able to receive an additional COVID-19 booster vaccination as part of its efforts to protect those at highest risk from COVID-19.
March 11, 2022
NHS Lothian launches COVID-19 vaccination video for 5-11-year-old children
NHS Lothian has launched a special video to help reassure children, parents and carers who might be nervous about receiving their COVID-19 vaccination.
February 22, 2022
NHS Lothian urges all those eligible to take up free flu vaccination
A total of 317,255 adult flu vaccines have already been delivered across Lothian and anyone eligible who has not yet been vaccinated has been urged to come forward.
February 9, 2022
NHS Lothian launches vaccination clinics for 5-11-year-old children
Children in Lothian at risk from COVID-19, along with children living with an immunosuppressed person, will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination from this Saturday (January 29).
January 26, 2022
Half a million booster vaccinations delivered across Lothian
NHS Lothian, in partnership with the region's four Health and Social Care Partnerships, has delivered more than half a million booster vaccinations across the Lothians.
January 11, 2022
NHS Lothian urges everyone to “get boosted by the Bells”
With just two days left in 2021, NHS Lothian is urging all remaining over-18s to visit their local drop-in vaccination clinic or book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine booster.
December 30, 2021
NHS Lothian re-launches EICC vaccination centre in battle to beat new COVID variant
NHS Lothian will re-launch a city centre mass vaccination centre as part of the battle to beat the OMICRON variant of COVID-19.
December 17, 2021
Preparations underway for opening of vaccination site at Haddington’s Corn Exchange
East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership will be offering drop-in clinics for COVID boosters at the Corn Exchange in Haddington for people aged 40 plus from Thursday 16 December onward from 8.30am to 4pm.
December 15, 2021
NHS Lothian marks milestone with 1.6m vaccinations
Vaccination teams in Lothian have administered a massive 1.6m doses of the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine in just 12 months.
December 8, 2021
