COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 60th day since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 1 302 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 860 000 persons have received their first dose, with about 409 800 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 450 200 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 442 300 persons have received their second dose, with about 289 500 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 152 800 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 26), about 26 900 persons have received vaccination and about 15 900 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
 
(i) About 4 300 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 200 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 100 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
 
(ii) about 6 800 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 4 600 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 2 300 persons at private doctors and clinics;
 
(iii) about 12 800 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 2 900 persons received their second dose of the BioNTech vaccine;
 
(iv) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at CVCs is about 96 per cent; while the overall percentage of people who have received the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs is about 96 per cent; and
 
(v) about 3 900 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 11 900 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the BioNTech vaccine.
 
     In the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were five cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. All five persons were discharged after treatment (please see Annex 2).
 
     As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 42 cases of stroke or myocardial infarction that required admission to the Intensive Care Unit, Acute Stroke Unit and Cardiac Care Unit of public hospitals. The state of new cases admitted to the wards concerned is provided as a cross reference to enhance fuller public understanding of cases of the kind recorded on vaccine recipients.

Ends/Monday, April 26, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:57

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