Extra vaccinations have been supplied to individuals over 75 or these aged over 12 who’ve underlying well being circumstances.
Clinics are open till June 30 and anybody in these teams can e-book on-line or name the nationwide vaccination helpline to e-book an appointment.
Some well being boards are additionally working drop-in clinics and particulars might be discovered on their web sites.
Well being Secretary Humza Yousaf stated: “I’m happy so many individuals have come ahead for his or her spring booster, which offers vital further safety for our most weak teams.
“Vaccination has been our handiest device towards coronavirus. Nonetheless, the diploma of safety supplied wanes over time.
“We’re seeing greater numbers of infections throughout our communities in the mean time which is why booster vaccination is required to keep up the very best safety towards Covid-19 for these at highest danger of extreme results from the virus.
“Virtually 90% of over-75s and round two thirds of those that are aged over 12 and are immunosuppressed have already taken up the provide of a spring booster and in case you have missed yours for any motive then you’ll be able to rearrange it on-line at NHS Inform or by calling the helpline on 0800 030 8013 seven days every week between 8am and 8pm.
“We proceed to encourage everybody to obtain the doses they’re eligible for as and once they change into accessible.”
Professor Linda Bauld stated the Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5. are a part of the rationale for the rise in circumstances and a “small however not important” rise within the variety of individuals in hospital.
However she confused vaccines are working nicely within the overwhelming majority of individuals and are making a distinction between the chance from an infection and the chance of extreme illness.
Talking to BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme, Prof Bauld stated: “I believe it’s fairly clear to me from a few of the knowledge we’ve seen that we’re definitely in one other wave of an infection, if not already it will likely be quickly and that definitely appears to be the case in numerous nations.
“That’s not an enormous shock as a result of we did anticipate we’d have a rising degree of infections each three or 4 months doubtlessly, that’s what worldwide colleagues have stated.
“It could be stunning to individuals although as a result of it’s the summer time, they usually’re used to listening to from us (that) the climate is best so individuals are extra outdoors and due to this fact we scale back the dangers via our behaviour.
“That’s true, however what we’ve bought is Omicron and a special kind of it, BA.4 and 5 – there’s these Omicron sub-lineages which appear to be rising in quantity within the UK and I believe that’s a part of the reason why we’re starting to see extra circumstances, and now we have seen a small however not important rise within the variety of individuals in hospital as nicely.”
