COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for 98 days since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 2 502 600 doses of vaccines have been administered under the Vaccination Programme. Details are as follows:
 
  Number of persons receiving Sinovac vaccine Number of persons receiving BioNTech vaccine Total number of doses
First vaccine dose 629 500 813 300 1 442 900
Second vaccine dose 452 200 607 600 1 059 700
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (June 3), about 36 100 persons have received vaccination and about 37 900 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
 
  Sinovac vaccine BioNTech vaccine
Number of persons receiving first dose 12 200 11 600
Number of persons receiving second dose 5 100 7 300
Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) 97% 97%
Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses 13 600 24 300
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were six cases of ambulance transfer to hospital from CVCs or designated general out-patient clinics of the Hospital Authority. They were sent to hospital after experiencing common side effects after vaccination and were in stable condition. Four of them were discharged, one person was discharged against medical advice and one person left hospital without seeking any consultation.

Ends/Thursday, June 3, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:42

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