The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 46th day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 877 900 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 597 400 persons have received their first dose, with about 351 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 245 600 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 280 500 persons have received their second dose, with about 156 100 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 124 400 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 12), about 43 000 persons have received vaccination and about 16 800 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 3 100 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 1 400 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 1 700 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
 
(ii) about 9 500 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 6 500 persons vaccinated at the CVCs and about 3 000 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 15 300 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at 21 CVCs, and about 15 100 persons received their second dose of the BioNTech vaccine;
 
(iv) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at the eight CVCs is about 97 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at the 21 CVCs is about 96 per cent; and
 
(v) about 3 300 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 13 500 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 10 cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, six persons were discharged, three persons were admitted for observation and one person was discharged against medical advice (please see Annex 2).
 
     As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 45 cases of stroke or myocardial infarction that required admission to the Intensive Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit and Cardiac Care Unit of public hospitals. The state of new cases admitted to the wards concerned is provided as a cross reference to enhance fuller public understanding of cases of the kind recorded on vaccine recipients.

Ends/Monday, April 12, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:13

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