COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 57th day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 1 222 800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 806 600 persons have received their first dose, with about 397 200 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 409 400 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 416 200 persons have received their second dose, with about 266 600 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 149 600 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 23), about 26 100 persons have received vaccination and about 31 300 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 4 300 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 1 800 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 500 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 6 100 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 2 500 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 13 000 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 98 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs is about 96 per cent; and
 
(v) about 6 100 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 25 200 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, four persons were discharged, four persons were admitted for observation and two persons 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 44 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 23, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:39

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