COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 1 413 600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 916 300 persons have received their first dose, with about 430 300 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 486 000 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 497 400 persons have received their second dose, with about 310 700 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 186 700 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (April 30), about 35 900 persons have received vaccination and about 21 900 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 6 500 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 000 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 3 500 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 5 800 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 4 600 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 1 200 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 12 600 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 11 000 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 5 000 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 16 900 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 six cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, three persons were discharged and three persons were admitted for observation (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 43 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/Friday, April 30, 2021
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