COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for 119 days since February 26, 2021.
      
     So far, about 3 394 600 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 897 600 1 159 200 2 056 800
Second vaccine dose 548 900 788 900 1 337 800
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (June 24), about 46 300 persons have received vaccination and about 32 800 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
 
  Sinovac vaccine BioNTech vaccine
Number of persons receiving first dose 13 100 17 500
Number of persons receiving second dose 5 700 10 000
Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) 97% 98%
Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses 7 100 25 700
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 11 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. Seven of them were discharged, two persons were admitted for observation, one person was discharged against medical advice and one person left hospital without seeking any consultation.

Ends/Thursday, June 24, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:10

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