Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership’s covid-19 vaccination teams are working through the 5–11-year cohort, with appointments having been issued to all those eligible.

Over 75s will be invited to attend for a second booster vaccination over the coming weeks and the teams have been preparing to administer those immunisations.

Locally, Stonehaven Town Hall which currently houses the vaccination centre will be vacated by Monday 4 April, and over 75s will be vaccinated utilising school buildings over the Easter break.

Meanwhile Invercarron Resource Centre on Low Wood Road, Stonehaven, will be undergoing works to become the new vaccination centre.

It will be one of seven confirmed longer-term venues for vaccination centres. The others will be in Macduff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Inverurie, Banchory and Huntly.

The AHSCP says: “We anticipate that the majority of our new sites will be ready for us to begin moving into soon. However, as with all work of this nature just now there is a possibility that those timetables may slip. We are extremely grateful to our colleagues in Live Life Aberdeenshire who have accommodated the vaccination programme over the past year and are liaising closely with them to ensure a smooth transition so community facilities can re-open as soon as possible.”

The latest covid-19 vaccination figures (18+) up to 17 March are below: