COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 2 026 600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 202 400 persons have received their first dose, with about 517 900 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 684 500 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 824 200 persons have received their second dose, with about 378 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 445 300 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 19), about 16 200 persons have received vaccination and about 10 400 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 2 800 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 300 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 500 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 1 900 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 1 500 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 400 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 6 000 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 5 500 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 95 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs is about 95 per cent; and
(v) about 3 300 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 7 100 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 15 cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, 10 persons were discharged, two persons were admitted for observation, 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 41 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/Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:39
Issued at HKT 21:39
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