COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 8 511 200 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 | 1 611 300 | 2 830 000 | 4 441 300 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 480 500 | 2 589 400 | 4 069 900 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (September 24), about 37 100 persons have received vaccination. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 4 200 | 6 700 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 8 100 | 18 100 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 97% | 90% |
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 admitted for observation and one person was discharged against medical advice.
Ends/Friday, September 24, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:20
Issued at HKT 21:20
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