COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 7 227 200 doses of vaccines have been administered under the Vaccination Programme. The number of persons receiving first vaccine dose has exceeded four million. Details are as follows:
| Number of persons receiving Sinovac vaccine | Number of persons receiving BioNTech vaccine | Total number of doses | |
| First vaccine dose | 1 484 700 | 2 523 400 | 4 008 100 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 221 600 | 1 997 500 | 3 219 100 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (August 25), about 56 300 persons have received vaccination and about 11 800 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 6 200 | 18 800 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 9 600 | 21 700 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 96% | 97% |
| Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses | 2 200 | 9 600 |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 18 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. Thirteen of them were discharged, four persons were admitted for observation and one person was discharged against medical advice.
Ends/Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:26
Issued at HKT 21:26
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