Van Hool vaccination venture

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A former Oxford Tube double-decker is being used by NHS Lothian and the Scottish Ambulance Service as a mobile vaccination centre, and has been visiting locations in Edinburgh and Livingston.

Visiting the vaccination bus in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nicola Steedman said: “The vaccination programme has been a huge success and it is great to see so many people taking advantage of the mobile units. I want to thank NHS Lothian and the Scottish Ambulance Service for their help in adding this option to the programme and, of course, every single person involved in the roll-out in Scotland.”

The coaches, which previously operated the intensive Oxford-London service, were replaced by new Plaxton Panoramas in 2020 and are now with sister Stagecoach company Rennies in Dunfermline. RICHARD WALTER