COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 8 931 400 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 | 1 662 100 | 2 911 400 | 4 573 500 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 588 700 | 2 769 200 | 4 357 900 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (October 20), about 8 100 persons have received vaccination. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 1 600 | 1 900 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 1 500 | 3 200 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres | 95% | 88% |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there was one case of ambulance transfer to hospital from a Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station. The person was sent to hospital after experiencing common side effects after vaccination and was in stable condition. The person was discharged against medical advice.
Ends/Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:37
Issued at HKT 21:37
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