Hitting Covid booster target ‘challenging’, says Scottish health secretary

Humza Yousaf confirms there will be fresh restrictions to stem Omicron spread

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Scotland's health secretary, Humza Yousaf, has said it will be extremely challenging" to hit the new Covid booster target and confirmed there would be new controls to stem the spread of the Omicron variant.

Yousaf said the health service would need to draft in medical students, army personnel and private contractors, and switch NHS staff from normal duties, to have a chance of hitting the new target of boosting all eligible adults by the end of January. He said some non-essential operations may need to be postponed.