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COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 53rd day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 1 123 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 741 300 persons have received their first dose, with about 380 500 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 360 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 382 200 persons have received their second dose, with about 233 300 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 148 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 19), about 32 400 persons have received vaccination and about 21 600 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 5 000 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 300 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 700 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
 
(ii) about 10 300 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 7 100 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 3 100 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 16 400 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 700 persons received their second dose of the BioNTech vaccine;
 
(iv) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at CVCs is about 97 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs is about 96 per cent; and
 
(v) about 4 200 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 17 400 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, seven persons were discharged, two 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 43 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 19, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:12
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