Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeThere are “firm grounds for optimism” that Covid restrictions can ease later this summer, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland’s First Minister has previously tried to strike a more cautious tone than UK ministers over lockdown restrictions - and last week announced a “slight slowing down” of unlocking. But she said the length of time people are spending in hospital is reducing and “vaccination may well be giving us more scope to reduce restrictions”. Meanwhile, Ms Sturgeon said Scotland will vaccinate teenagers “as quickly as practically possible” - if it is recommended by independent experts. Ms Sturgeon said: “If the JCVI does recommend the use of the vaccine in children aged 12 or over, we will move as quickly as practically possible to implement their advice.”

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2021 13:56 UTC