All adults in UK to be offered Covid jab by September, Raab pledges
Every adult in the UK will be offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by September, Dominic Raab has pledged.
Sunday, 17th January 2021, 9:58 am
Ian Cormack receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, administered by practice nurse Ruth Davies, at Pentlands Medical Centre in Edinburgh (Picture: Russell Cheyne/PA)
The Foreign Secretary said it would be great if the rollout could be faster but that the Government was working to the early autumn target.
In an interview on Sky s Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Mr Raab said: Our target is by September to have offered all the adult population a first dose. If we can do it faster than that, great, but that s the roadmap.
Edison Council hears year-end reports
By Alberta Stojkovic - The Sentinel
EDISON At the year’s first Edison Council meeting Jan. 11, Fiscal Officer Bruce Seaburn presented the end-of-year financial report.
Although income was down from gasoline sales tax and other government distributions, income from the sale of the four abandoned homes helped the balance show an increase for 2020.
Village Administrator Mary Neviska reported that the village sewer system finished “in the black this year.” Even with purchases for the village the receipts for sewer were $139,464.50, while the amount billed was $135,420.
In other business:
• Neviska said she will be able to do the training for GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping online and invited council members to take the course with her. The GIS mapping is for online mapping of water and sewer lines in the village.
I wonder if everyone else is as weary of home schooling as we (grown-ups and children) are? I realise it’s only been a week and we have many to go but.
Covid vaccine: Mass vaccination of Scotland s adults needs to be complete before autumn – Scotsman comment
The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been described as a game-changer and so the beginning of inoculations in Scotland is a huge step towards the end of this crisis.
Tuesday, 12th January 2021, 12:30 pm
Ian Cormack receives the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, administered by practice nurse Ruth Davies, at Pentlands Medical Centre in Edinburgh (Picture: Russell Cheyne/PA)