COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 2 286 200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 319 700 persons have received their first dose, with about 567 900 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 751 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 966 400 persons have received their second dose, with about 419 700 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 546 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 28), about 35 800 persons have received vaccination and about 25 600 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 7 700 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 4 000 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 3 600 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 6 000 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 700 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 3 300 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 9 400 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 12 700 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 97 per cent; and
(v) about 10 500 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 15 100 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 six cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, four persons were discharged, one person was discharged against medical advice and one person was admitted and was in serious condition (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 51 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, May 28, 2021
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