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At least 1,634 doses of human swine influenza (HSI) vaccine were administered at Hospital Authority, Department of Health and private clinics to target groups during the 24 hours ending at 1pm today (January 21).
Of this number, 1,347 were administered at Hospital Authority and Department of Health clinics while the eHealth System received 287 vaccination reimbursement claims from private doctors. It is expected that some additional vaccinations already given by private doctors will be recorded in the eHealth System later.
The administered doses comprised 540 jabs for community-living elderly aged 65 or above; 364 for persons under 65 years with chronic illnesses; four for pregnant women; 51 for healthcare workers; 673 for children aged between six months and less than six years; and two for pig farmers and slaughterhouse workers.
This brings to at least 144,190 the cumulative total of HSI jabs administered to target groups since the start of the vaccination programme on December 21, 2009.
A Department of Health spokesman said that the 67-year-old woman with generalised weakness, fever, headache and vomiting admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment last Friday (January 15) had been classified as a non-Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) case. According to the latest review of her clinical condition by neurologists, all findings do not indicate GBS.
Ends/Thursday, January 21, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:41
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