Covid-19 vaccine certificate legally enforced in Scotland
The covid-19 vaccine certification scheme became enforceable by law on 18 October 2021 in Scotland. This followed a seventeen-day grace period after the scheme was originally announced to begin on…
International students now facing holiday uncertainty: university tests ‘not fit to fly’
The University of Edinburgh have confirmed further details of plans to test students for Covid-19 before they return home for the winter break. Students will be offered two ‘lateral flow’…
The government needs to start admitting its mistakes on coronavirus, and quickly
A virus in itself is not political. It spreads according to laws of science and is untouched by even the most rousing of speeches by a great leader. However, to…
Coronavirus: too little too late?
On 23 March, Boris Johnson announced his new measures to enforce social distancing and self-isolation. We were told that “we will beat coronavirus” and even “come through it stronger than…
Innovative Covid-19 testing introduced as number of cases continues to rise
With the number of positive cases of coronavirus in Scotland rising, testing of patients has begun through a surveillance network of Scottish GP practices and ‘drive through’ tests in Edinburgh.…
National HIV Testing Week: destigmatising AIDS
Our generation is not used to hearing about HIV; the 1980s international AIDS crisis feels like a distant part of history. The virus is still around today although much has…
Free HIV testing at the University of Edinburgh, a quick and easy procedure
The original name that was given to HIV was Gay-related Immune Deficiency (GRID) and was based on the assumption that only gay men could contract it. This name did not stick,…
