Covid: Fourth jab for Scotland's vulnerable, and testing wind down fears in Wales - BBC News
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

Covid boosters are being offered to vulnerable people in Scotland. The fourth jab will be given to older care home residents, over 75s and people over the age of 12 with suppressed immune systems. The rollout follows the latest guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

The Covid testing system will be wound down in Wales over several months as the nation plans to scrap its remaining rules at the end of March. But there are concerns about this process, with ministers saying they are "reluctant" for it to happen. That's according to Wales' health minister Eluned Morgan who said one concern was whether the system would be "ready to spring back" if there was a new wave of Covid. Welsh Secretary Simon Hart said testing was now "more targeted".

A school has created a wellbeing suite, which employs dedicated staff to help pupils as the country emerges from the pandemic. Head teacher Claire Huddart, from Horizon Community College, in South Yorkshire, says the mental health of her students is the "worst it has been", and she's spent more than £500,000 from her school budget on support. Take a look.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A Barnsley school headteacher says her pupils' mental health is "the worst it's been"

Before the pandemic, the Muslim funeral ritual of washing and shrouding a person who has died before burial was carried out by older volunteers. But many of those are still shielding so are unable to perform the religious obligation called Ghusl. A scheme's been set up to teach younger volunteers how to carry it out. Read more here.

What happened to the sounds of city life when the pandemic hit and restrictions were imposed? Our absence meant the hustle and bustle was gone and replaced by different, more natural, sounds. Have a listen to what a PhD student found in Belfast city centre.

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. During Covid lockdown, sounds of human activity were replaced by natural sounds, such as birdsong

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