The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 63rd day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 1 377 600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 897 100 persons have received their first dose, with about 423 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 473 400 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 480 500 persons have received their second dose, with about 304 900 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 175 700 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 29), about 25 700 persons have received vaccination and about 15 100 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 4 900 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 200 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 700 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
 
(ii) about 4 900 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 900 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 1 900 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 7 900 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 8 000 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 96 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs is about 97 per cent; and
 
(v) about 4 000 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 11 100 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 eight cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, five persons were discharged, one person was admitted for observation 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/Thursday, April 29, 2021
Issued at HKT 23:02

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