Coronavirus in Edinburgh: This is how the Capital compares to the rest of the Scotland in the vaccination roll out

After the army was drafted to aid NHS Lothian catch up with vaccinations, the Capital is no longer lagging behind in the roll out.

NHS Lothian has explained that the initial lag was due to the policy of vaccinating care homes first, and with the high number of care home residents in the region, this took a little longer.

However, now that the mass vaccination hubs have opened, and the army have been drafted across the country to help, the area caught up.

Coronavirus in Edinburgh: This is how the Capital compares to the rest of the Scotland in vaccinations

The Edinburgh Conference Centre, Queen Margaret University, Pyramids Business Park, the former Royal Bank of Scotland building at Edinburgh Park and the Royal Highland Showground are all being used as vaccination hubs.

As of February 7, the City of Edinburgh has now vaccinated 40,339 people, West Lothian has vaccinated 16,173 people, East Lothian has vaccinated 8,376 people and Midlothian has vaccinated 8,314 people.

As of Wednesday, 985,569 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination.

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