COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 6 579 600 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 | 1 408 700 | 2 290 000 | 3 698 700 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 122 500 | 1 758 500 | 2 880 900 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (August 14), about 64 000 persons have received vaccination and about 13 200 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 8 200 | 22 200 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 9 100 | 24 500 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 97% | 98% |
| Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses | 2 800 | 10 400 |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 12 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. Eight of them were discharged, one person was admitted for observation, one person was discharged against medical advice and two persons left hospital without seeking any consultation.
Ends/Saturday, August 14, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:42
Issued at HKT 21:42
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