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COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 80th day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 1 955 100 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 167 900 persons have received their first dose, with about 505 400 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 662 500 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 787 200 persons have received their second dose, with about 367 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 419 400 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 16), about 28 800 persons have received vaccination and about 9 000 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 3 400 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 000 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 400 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
 
(ii) about 3 800 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 300 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 400 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 10 500 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 11 100 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 94 per cent; and
 
(v) about 2 900 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 6 100 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 11 cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, six persons were discharged, one person was admitted for observation, three 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 53 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/Sunday, May 16, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:01
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