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NHS Highland s public health director says vaccine rollout in some areas faced some delays but overall the GP-led programme is working well By Scott Maclennan Published: 12:00, 24 January 2021
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Vaccinations for those over 80 have been well attended using both receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.
NHS Highland bosses have faced another Holyrood grilling this time at the health and sport committee where they were questioned over the roll out of the Covid vaccines and long-term problems like financial stability and recruitment.
Fifty-one residents infected with Covid-19 at three Highland care homes, confirms NHS Highland By Philip Murray
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Updated: 17:41, 14 January 2021
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COVID outbreaks at three Ross care homes have now infected 51 residents and a number of staff members , NHS Highland has confirmed.
Twenty-four residents have contracted the virus at Kintyre House Care Home in Invergordon, while Castle Gardens Care Home in the same town has had 14 confirmed cases among its residents.
And Fodderty Care Home, near Dingwall, has now reported 13 cases among its residents, and a number of staff are self-isolating.
NHS Highland notified of seven new coronavirus cases at Ross-shire care home By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 11:26, 07 January 2021
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Dr Ken Oates: âThis outbreak is a devastating blow to the residents and staff at this care home and their families. Unfortunately, we have seen from other parts of the country that when infection levels rise in the wider community that infection can spread into care homes.
NHS Highland has been notified of seven cases of Covid-19 infection in residents of an independent care home in Ross-shire.
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Seven cases of Covid-19 at Fodderty care home in Ross-shire, NHS Highland confirms; Several staff also affected as health chiefs issue fresh alert By Hector MacKenzie
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Updated: 11:10, 07 January 2021
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Dr Ken Oates: âThis outbreak is a devastating blow to the residents and staff at this care home and their families. Unfortunately, we have seen from other parts of the country that when infection levels rise in the wider community that infection can spread into care homes.
NHS Highland has been notified of seven cases of Covid-19 infection in residents of an independent care home in Ross-shire.