Anna Nicholson<p>‘Everyone over 50 and those with certain conditions’ in Scotland is entitled to a flu vaccine this winter, but the minimum age for Covid-19 vaccination (other than people with ‘underlying conditions’) has been raised from 50 to 65, according to <a href="https://publichealthscotland.scot/news/2023/august/winter-flu-and-covid-19-vaccination-programme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publichealthscotland.scot/news</span><span class="invisible">/2023/august/winter-flu-and-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</span></a> (8 August 2023)</p><p>It’s nice /s to know that people aged 50–65 are once more considered young enough to be able to ‘live with Covid’</p><p>Of course, without continuing to vaccinate almost everyone, the vaccination programme only protects those who are eligible – while SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses are free to continue evolving as they circulate freely among the general population 😖</p><p>And today the UK press are reporting that Covid-19 vaccinations may be made available privately for the first time, but probably not until next year! 😣</p><p>Naturally, I’ll continue to <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a>!</p><p>📷 Hannah Beier/Reuters (used to accompany Guardian article today, archived at <a href="https://archive.li/Isn32" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.li/Isn32</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/CovidIsAirborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsAirborne</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SARSCoV2</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/covid19booster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19booster</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/flu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flu</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/boosters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boosters</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/NHSScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHSScotland</span></a></p>