COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 1 017 600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 671 700 persons have received their first dose, with about 368 000 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 303 700 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 345 900 persons have received their second dose, with about 200 600 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 145 300 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 16), about 36 500 persons have received vaccination and about 26 500 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 4 500 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 100 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 400 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 11 900 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 8 000 persons vaccinated at the CVCs and about 3 900 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 18 200 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at 21 CVCs, and about 1 900 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 98 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 4 700 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 21 800 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 five cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, three persons were discharged and two persons were discharged against medical advice (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 40 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/Friday, April 16, 2021
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