COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 2 328 700 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 342 200 persons have received their first dose, with about 577 500 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 764 600 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 986 600 persons have received their second dose, with about 424 600 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 562 000 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 29), about 42 400 persons have received vaccination and about 28 200 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 9 600 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 6 600 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 900 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 3 500 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 1 300 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 12 800 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 15 200 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 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 17 700 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 16 cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, 14 persons were discharged 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 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/Saturday, May 29, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:43
Issued at HKT 21:43
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