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Children aged 12 to 15 in the UK are now eligible to receive a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)placeholder image

Giving kids second jab could prevent thousands of long Covid cases

The number of pupils absent from school in Scotland due to Covid-related reasons has risen by a third in the past weekplaceholder image

Covid-related school absences in Scotland jump by a third in past week

Cases in children are now higher than at any other time in the pandemic. Picture: PAplaceholder image

Cases in under-15s at highest level recorded during pandemic

School pupils are driving transmission of covid, an epidemiologist has warned.placeholder image

'Urgent measures' needed to stop school Covid virus spread as cases rise

The rate of cases in Glasgow has overtaken Morayplaceholder image

Glasgow overtakes Moray in Covid rates as expert warns of ‘loss of control’

Pupils wearing face masks and coverings at Holyrood Secondary School in Glasgow last year. Picture: John Devlinplaceholder image

Vigilance key to keep classrooms open

The youngest pupils are going back to school on Monday.placeholder image

Young children's return to school based on 'biased' studies, says epidemiologist

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wireplaceholder image

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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