New vaccination certificates for Scots available from today

Sep 3, 2021

Ginny Sanderson

Engagement reporter

Good morning,

Welcome to Friday and your daily news update from The Scotsman.

People in Scotland can now download a QR code showing their vaccination status - starting today.

It comes after the Scottish Government announced plans for mandatory "vaccine passports" in clubs and at large events like football matches.

In other news today, a Scottish woman screamed so loud when she discovered a spider that alarmed neighbours called the police.

And if you're in the market for a whole island, a beautiful one has just gone up for sale off Scotland's north west coast. Can you imagine yourself living the island life?

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Thank you for reading, have a great weekend.

Ginny - [email protected]


	People in Scotland can now download or receive a paper QR code that shows their Covid vaccination status

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