The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for 16 days since February 26. 
 
     In the past 24 hours ending at 8pm today (March 13), the following figures were recorded:
     
(i)  About 8 500 persons received their first dose of Sinovac vaccine, including about 7 100 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 1 300 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme; and
 
(ii)  About 5 700 persons received their first dose of Comirnaty vaccine at seven CVCs.
 
(iii)  A total of about 14 200 persons received their first dose of vaccine.
 
     The overall percentage of people who have received Sinovac vaccine at eight CVCs today is about 75 per cent, while the overall percentage of people who have received Comirnaty vaccine at seven CVCs today is about 91 per cent.
 
     So far, a cumulative total of about 177 000 persons have received their first vaccination dose (Annex 1), with about 149 200 persons receiving Sinovac vaccine and about 27 800 persons receiving Comirnaty vaccine.
 
     In the past 24 hours ending at 0000 hours today, there were four cases of ambulance transfer to hospital and all were discharged (Annex 2).

Ends/Saturday, March 13, 2021
Issued at HKT 23:49

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