Scotland's papers: Booster blitz on 'tidal wave' of Omicron
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The announcement on booster jabs makes the front of most of the Scottish papers, including the Scottish Daily Mail. The paper says every adult will be offered a third jab by the end of the year in a bid to counter a "tidal wave" of Omicron.
The Scottish Sun says Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson last night confirmed that the third dose rollout for over 18s would be accelerated immediately - a full month ahead of schedule.
The Scotsman says Nicola Sturgeon announced that over 30s can get a booster from today and over 18s later in the week. However, she says further restrictions will still be necessary.
The Herald says there is an "urgent step-up" in the Scottish government's bid to beat Omicron.
The Times says the pledge is "unprecedented", as it cites government sources who say it means the NHS needs to carry out about 15 million vaccinations over the next three weeks.
The Daily Telegraph says the government's plan to ramp up booster jabs is aimed at avoiding another lockdown. To meet its target to offer a third jab to every adult by January, the NHS would have to offer jabs to 18 million people in 18 days, it says.
The Daily Express says a Herculean effort is needed to get everyone vaccinated.
The National front page has Deputy First Minister John Swinney saying the Omicron variant has the potential to overwhelm the NHS and should not be dismissed as a mild form of the virus.
The i newspaper also leads with the jabs, reporting that the UK's first hospital cases of Omicron have also been confirmed. Like many other papers, the i also features the nail-biting F1 world title race on its front page.
The Metro applauds how the booster rollout is already going, saying more than 530,000 booster jabs were given in a single day in the UK on Sunday. It came on the day the UK's Covid alert level was raised to level four
In other news, the Daily Record leads with a report that says a boy badly neglected by a serial child abuser was failed by social workers. The four-year-old was found alone, wearing pyjamas in the rain and was so badly bruised that doctors thought he had leukaemia.
The Daily Star's lead story suggests that as well as climate change and the pandemic, the next thing to worry about is "deadly jackals heading our way". The paper says experts are warning they are "one of the biggest threats to British livestock ever known".
The Press and Journal says the north of Scotland is braced for high winds that could cause significant damage and pose a danger to life in coastal areas.
The Courier reports on the death of a woman who was hit by a car on a footpath in Montrose.
The Edinburgh Evening News leads with the torching of a children's adventure park built by DIY SOS.
The Glasgow Times says Glasgow City Council bosses have promised to return a beloved Merchant City statue to its plinth in time for Christmas after it went missing in July.
The Evening Express reports that Covid may lead to a charity being 800 presents short for children this Christmas.
The Evening Telegraph reports on a court case involving the sexual abuse of a child.
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