Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog considers the potential impact of the end of the Brexit transition period on UK-EU coordination of vaccines and medicines to tackle COVID-19.
Category: Health
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Frequently Asked Questions – Social Care
Reading Time: 17 minutesThis detailed, extended blog post will look at frequently asked questions about social care in relation to coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Human Rights
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog considers some of the human rights impacts of the emergency legislation brought in to deal with the coronavirus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – social distancing
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog outlines restrictions placed on the general public in Scotland with the aim of limiting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through social distancing.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How are deaths counted?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at how deaths during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have been certified, recorded and reported and discusses death rates and excess mortality.
Staying connected: broadband and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at the importance of connectivity, especially broadband, to Scottish households during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill – SPICe Briefing
Reading Time: 32 minutesThis extended blogpost provides briefing for MSPs and other interested parties ahead of parliamentary consideration of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill on 1 April 2020.
SPICe FAQs – Baby Boxes
Reading Time: 4 minutesCommon questions and answers about the Scottish Baby Box scheme.
SPICe FAQs: young people, alcohol and the law
Reading Time: 4 minutesA blog drawing together answers to questions SPICe has been asked about young people, alcohol and the law.
Wuhan Coronavirus – what is it and should we be worried?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at information available about the recent outbreak of a new air-borne respiratory infection in China.