A total of 64,081 received the jab on Saturday which means 2,501,033 have now received their third dose.
It is the second time the Scottish government's daily target of 61,000 has been hit - which was reduced from 70,000 earlier this week.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said it would be enough to reach 80% of those eligible for the jab before January. A speedy booster programme is considered vital in tackling the threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, which is much more infectious than other strains. Earlier this week, the Scottish government also confirmed that its request for military personnel to help the vaccination programme had now been approved.
An additional 100 military vaccinators will join 100 existing staff and begin delivering vaccinations from next week.tougher Covid restrictions will nevertheless be neededNational clinical director Prof Jason Leitch told BBC Scotland the population was "not vaccinated enough" and that it was "better to act early than later, better to act harder than softer".
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