COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 7 588 200 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 | 1 521 900 | 2 618 100 | 4 140 000 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 289 600 | 2 158 600 | 3 448 300 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (August 31), about 61 300 persons have received vaccination and about 10 600 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 6 300 | 13 900 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 13 700 | 27 300 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 97% | 97% |
| Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses | 1 900 | 8 700 |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 14 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. Nine of them were discharged, two persons were admitted for observation, one person was discharged against medical advice and two persons left hospital without seeking any consultation.
Ends/Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:45
Issued at HKT 21:45
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