Covid: Every adult is vaccinated in Fair Isle, the UK's remotest island community

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Fair Isle is one of the UK's most remote communities but every adult has now had a second dose of a Covid vaccine.

It may be one of the UK's most remote communities but tiny Fair Isle - with a population of just 48 people - can now claim to be one of the safest.

When the plane touched down on the rubble airstrip near Fair Isle's 600ft cliffs the sun was shining - the first glimpse of spring after relentless weeks of sleet, snow and gales. In normal times, Fair Isle defies the clichés associated with it - "wild", "isolated" - and is in fact an intensely sociable place, famous for music, dancing, and a warm welcome.David Parnaby has lived here for 10 years, and his two young children make up half the school roll.

 

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Numenor?

I believe they are all related and play a mean Banjo too.

Not hard to fully vaccinate all adults when the adult population is 48, but great to see that everyone has been fully vaccinated and looking forward to more news of other locations reaching full vaccination levels.

Will they only allow vaccinated visitors?

Given the vaccines were fl;own in, it would be silly not to do everyone in one (well 2) go.

Fair Isle resident.... ‘My sister and girlfriend have been vaccinated, but they only used one vaccine, they’re both the same person’ standardislandjoke

That sounds pretty fair to me

I thought this referred to Great Britain

Stick someone in with covid and see what happens..

Population of Fair Isle-65! Thats about an average street full. If they couldnt vaccinate that then theyd never manage a country

48 people. I'm sure it was hard work to do.

Are they talking bookings for a holiday? I wash my hands regularly

I just moved to your city, who wouldn't mind showing me interesting places?

It’s mad how within 2 days off being some what back to normal we get “ scientist are scare of the sa varient “ , “ lockdown have made numbers lower not the vaccines “ !!!

probably a tax haven

Population = 8

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