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Nicola Sturgeon targets unvaccinated as self-isolation rules changed in Scotland

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Nicola Sturgeon has announced changes to self-isolation rules in Scotland that is set to target the thousands of unvaccinated people across the country.The First Minister revealed that anyone over the age of 18 and four months and is not fully vaccinated will be ordered to self-isolate for ten days if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive.

During her statement to the Scottish Parliament Sturgeon announced that anyone who tests positive for covid will be able to end self-isolation after seven days - if they have no fever and record two negative lateral flow tests.

Fully vaccinated is defined as someone who has had the first, second, third or booster jab.Announcing the changes, she said: "The second change applies to close contacts of positive cases - including household contacts - who are either under the age of 18 years, 4 months, or who are older than that and fully vaccinated."By fully vaccinated, we mean first, second and booster or third doses."For close contacts in these categories the requirement to self-isolate will end and be replaced by a requirement to take a lateral flow test every day for seven days.

Obviously, if one of these tests is positive, self- isolation will then be required."Anyone identified as a close contact who is over 18 years and four month and not fully vaccinated will still be asked to self-isolate for ten days and take a PCR test."These changes are significant and not completely without risk."However, at this stage of the pandemic they strike an appropriate balance between the continued importance of self-isolation in breaking chains of transmission, and reducing the disruption self isolation causes in the economy and critical services. To sign up to the Daily Record

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