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A CONFIRMED Covid case recently added to Shetlandâs tally returned a negative result in a follow-up test.
NHS Shetland director of public health Dr Susan Laidlaw said no contact tracing was required.
However the person and their household still went into isolation.
Dr Laidlaw said at the time it emerged through asymptomatic testing and a repeat test was due to be carried out by the local Gilbert Bain Hospital laboratory to confirm if it was a ânew caseâ.
Speaking on Thursday in a media briefing, Dr Laidlaw said the follow up test was more sensitive than the original one and returned a negative result.
NHS Shetland says it is currently phoning people for their second dose of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Interim director of public health Dr Susan Laidlaw said: “If you had your first dose on March 8, or before at one of the vaccination centres in Lerwick, and especially if you.
Six people, including some police offers, were issued fixed penalty notices A “SMALL number” of police officers have been issued with fixed penalty notices after attending an indoor gathering in Shetland. Officers were called to a gathering at a home on Russell Crescent, Lerwick, on Friday. Six people, including a number of police officers, were fined and the group was broken up, the BBC reports. At the time level 3 restrictions were still in place, meaning people were not able to meet in private homes. Shetland moved to level 1 on Monday, and six people from three households are now allowed to gather in a home.
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ANYONE aged 18 or over in Shetland who wants a Covid vaccine but has not yet been contacted about an appointment is now being asked to get in touch with NHS Shetland.
Interim director of public health Dr Susan Laidlaw said people can phone 01595 743319 and leave a message.
Young people aged 16 and 17 should call for a vaccination appointment if they are: in a clinical risk group; are an unpaid carer; are in one of the health and social care worker priority groups or live in a household with someone who is severely immune-suppressed.
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The scheduling team will call back with an appointment for the next set of clinics.
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NEW advice means NHS Shetland is adjusting how it will deliver vaccines to those in their thirties.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that, where possible, other vaccine should be used instead of AstraZeneca for those aged 30-39.
This means that in Shetland this age group will now be given the Pfizer vaccine for their first dose.
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Anyone in this group who has already received the AstraZeneca vaccine will receive the same vaccine for their second dose.
The UK-wide advice from the JCVI changed after a review on extremely rare blood clot-related side effects.