Almost 40,000 people in West Lothian have yet to receive their booster jab against covid - including its latest variant Omicron.
Councillor George Paul, a senior Labour member for Whitburn and Blackburn, questioned members of the Integrated Joint Board over latest figures released in an update to the board covering up to January 2.
In her report, chief officer Alison White said: “As of December 31st, 92,922 people had received the booster (71 per cent). Uptake of the third dose is likely to have been impacted by the high infection rate in West Lothian and there was a noticeable reduction in people attending appointments in the lead up to the Christmas and New Year breaks.”