COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 1 149 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 758 700 persons have received their first dose, with about 385 200 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 373 500 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 391 000 persons have received their second dose, with about 241 900 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 149 100 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 20), about 26 000 persons have received vaccination and about 17 100 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 4 600 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 200 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 400 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 8 600 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 6 000 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 2 600 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 12 600 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 200 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 95 per cent; and
(v) about 3 100 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 14 000 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 discharged against medical advice and one person left the hospital without seeking any consultation (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 61 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.
Three more GOPCs to accept bookings for vaccination
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Starting from April 23, three more General Out-patient Clinics (GOPCs) under the Hospital Authority will provide Sinovac vaccination service, in addition to the existing 18 designated GOPCs. The three GOPCs are Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club GOPC, Hung Hom Clinic and Robert Black GOPC. From 9am tomorrow (April 21) onwards, members of the public can make Sinovac vaccination appointments with these three newly-added GOPCs, through the booking system on the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme designated website (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk).
Ends/Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:40
Issued at HKT 22:40
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