COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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     ​The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for 222 days since February 26, 2021.
 
     So far, about 8 759 500 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 1 639 700 2 877 900 4 517 600
Second vaccine dose 1 539 400 2 702 500 4 241 900
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (October 5), about 14 000 persons have received vaccination. Details are as follows:
 
  Sinovac vaccine BioNTech vaccine
Number of persons receiving first dose 2 700 2 500
Number of persons receiving second dose 4 700 4 200
Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) 98% 88%
* The numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
 
     In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were eight cases of ambulance transfer to hospital from CVCs or a hospital COVID-19 vaccination station. They were sent to hospital after experiencing common side effects after vaccination and were in stable condition. Four of them were discharged, two persons were admitted for observation, one person was discharged against medical advice and one person left hospital without seeking any consultation.

Ends/Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:24

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