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This publication comprises two reports. The first report presents a summary of three strands of work undertaken by Public Health Scotland (PHS) to support workshops involving Scottish Government with universities and other stakeholders to enable the safe return of students at the start of second term. The second report describes the experience of students who self-isolated due to COVID-19 while living in term-time accomodation. It is based on interviews with students and looks at their experience of self-isolation in terms of the communication they received, their access to practical support and their suggestions for change going forward.

Public Health Scotland ran the second round of the COVID-19 Early Years Impact and Resilience survey in November/December 2020 to find out how children in Scotland aged 2 to 7 years continue to be affected by COVID-19. The survey covered the following themes: key behaviours; children’s play and learning; use of outdoor spaces and social interactions; the experience of parents and carers during COVID-19 in Scotland; and the experience of COVID-19 and specific infection control measures.

The report presents the distribution of cases of COVID-19 across the pupil population in Scotland from 17 August to 18 October 2020, covering the period of Term 1 of the 2020 to 2021 school year. These data show the occurrence of COVID-19 cases in this population across the course of Term 1, and by area, and by school type. This does not reflect directly the measurement of COVID-19 incidents within schools, as not all pupil cases identified will have been present in school during their infectious period.

This publication presents the findings of the Public Health Scotland COVID-19 Shielding Programme (Scotland) Impact and Experience Survey. This online survey, which ran between 1 and 14 June 2020, was open to individuals who had received a letter from Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer advising them to follow shielding guidance. Individuals caring for someone else who had received a letter were also able to participate. The publication covers the following topics: shielding behaviour, negative impacts of shielding, shielding support and unmet needs.

This report looks at changes in the level and pattern of alcohol consumption in Scotland as a result of COVID-19 and related restrictions.

Public Health Scotland developed a survey to find out how children in Scotland aged 2–7 years have been affected by COVID-19. The survey covered the following themes: key behaviours; children’s play and learning, use of outdoor spaces and social interactions; and the experience of parents and carers during COVID-19 in Scotland.

This study looks at the Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol that came into effect in Scotland in 2018. This interim report presents a description of collected data and early findings from a study about the impact of MUP on people with alcohol dependence who access treatment services. This study is the first of four work packages that make up the wider Harmful Drinking Study, which is one of a set of studies looking at the impact of MUP in Scotland.

This report provides information on the number of cases of COVID-19 among school pupils in Scotland during the first term of the 2020/21 school year, up to 15 November 2020. This report shows the number of cases among pupils during this period, by geographical area, and by school type.

Pre-clinic checks for the AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have been developed by the Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland with support from NHS Education Scotland and Public Health Scotland.

This report provides an analysis of alcohol sales and related health harms in Scotland since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.