The health board said armed forces would be used to scale up the vaccine operation in the area.
NHS Lothian's Pat Wynne said that the board had invited the Armed Forces back to two vaccination centres where they had previously helped, and they would now return to provide extra capacity.
"So far, the number of vaccination appointments in Lothian has increased by an extra 11,000 this week alone, bringing the total to 97,000. These are not just first dose appointments but also include people who need to have their second dose and those who rescheduled their appointments." According to the paper, the text read: "Covid mass vaccination centres are in a critical position on Monday 31 May.
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