Vaccination tents are being set up at a Glasgow park to encourage young people to take up the coronavirus vaccine.
The drive to get more in the 18-39 age group vaccinated will see pop-up vaccination sites set up in Kelvin Way at Kelvingrove tomorrow.
It is hoped that the many young people who flock to the park during sunny weather will take the opportunity to get the vaccine while they are out.
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Temperatures are expected to stay high tomorrow and park to be busy, with the Met Office forecasting up to 21 degrees.
The government wants to get as many adults as possible vaccinated by the move to level zero next Monday and then all over 18s by the time Scotland moved to end all legal restrictions on August 9.
Take-up rates among younger ages groups are lower than among older people, with vaccine hesitancy and a feeling that young people will not get seriously ill leading to lower rates.
However, some young people are still ending up in hospital with the virus.
The Scottish Ambulance Service will be staffing the vaccination gazebos which will be on site on Friday between 9am and 4pm.
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They will be offering first and second doses of the Moderna vaccine only, with second doses for those who had their first dose eight 8 weeks ago.
Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: “Kelvingrove Park will undoubtedly be busy on Friday as the good weather is forecast to continue.
“The pop-up vaccination centre will be convenient for people to drop-in while out and about. They can get their first or second doses of the Moderna vaccine. Other drop-in vaccination centres around the city are offering other vaccines.
“I really hope people aged 18-39 take this opportunity to get their jags as, along with twice weekly testing for people without symptoms, double vaccination is the best way to prevent ourselves and other people from getting seriously ill from Covid. It should also enable us to enjoy more group activities, socialising and travel.”
Details of other Glasgow drop-in vaccination centres offering alternative vaccines can be found here at: NHSGGC
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