Not enough Scots have taken the covid booster jab to fight off the new Omicron variant of the virus, the country’s chief medical adviser has warned.
Jason Leitch, the national clinical director, said it was essential that young people were boosted their immunity against the killer infection.
He said: “I’m afraid that population is not vaccinated enough is the headline. If you go from, first, second to booster does (in the population) it us 93 per cent, 88 per cent and 53 per cent.”He told BBC Scotland: “We know from that real world data that the booster dose is essential."The first two doses do not protect you enough against Omicron because vaccination has waned over time and this one has found a way through the barriers.
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