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Lucinda Cameron & Sarah Vesty

Scots blood cancer patient watches daughter score rugby try thanks to ‘magic’ covid treatment

A leukaemia sufferer has told how a new antiviral Covid treatment helped him recover from the virus in time to see his daughter score a try in a rugby final at Murrayfield.

People with Covid-19 who have certain medical conditions and are thought to be at greater risk from the virus are being offered new treatments to help reduce more serious illness.

Mike Flynn, 65, who lives in Cumbernauld, was eligible for the medication as he has chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and a compromised immune system.

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