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One of the measures Sturgeon could impose is an extension to vaccine passports, which in Scotland are already required for nightclubs and large-scale events. They have caused fury with nightclub owners, with Michael Kill, Night Time Industries Association chief, pointing to a 30 percent drop off in trade.

Ms Sturgeon is also expected to give more details about how Scotland will implement its booster programme, after Boris Johnson announced on Sunday plans to offer every eligible adult a booster by the end of the year.

Speaking on Good Morning Scotland about this week’s Covid update, Mr Yousaf said: “I think it is inevitable that we will announce additional protective measures.”

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Sturgeon could introduce ‘targeted and proportionate’ measures

Nicola Sturgeon could be set to introduce ‘targeted and proportionate’ Covid measures, as a trade-off for allowing people to meet with families at Christmas. 

She said: “We need to try to protect peoples’ ability to spend Christmas with their families, and I am personally hoping for a more normal Christmas than last year on behalf of everybody across the country.

“But we need to balance that with the need to keep people as safe as possible in the run up to, and throughout, the winter and into 2022.

“With Omicron, the virus has mutated and is now more transmissible than anything we have seen before – our estimation is that it will be the dominant strain in Scotland at some point this week.

“We have to think of this as a race between vaccination and a virus that has just learned to run faster, so we are challenging ourselves to take steps to speed up getting booster jabs into peoples’ arms while considering what we can do to try to slow down the spread of the virus.

“The most important step we can all take, alongside regular testing, remains to get vaccinated.

“I know many have already booked their booster appointments, but I am aware others will have found it more difficult to get an appointment. Please keep trying – every effort is being made to build capacity, and more appointments are being created each day.

“We are working round the clock with health boards to look at all options on how we could speed up vaccination – options including bringing in more vaccinators, supporting more hours at vaccination centres, bringing more facilities on stream, and offers of military support from the UK Government.

“I am acutely aware of the impact this crisis has had on peoples’ lives already, and so any steps that need to be taken to slow the spread will be as targeted and proportionate as possible. Cabinet will consider the options available on Tuesday, after which I will set out more detail to Parliament.”

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