COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 6 821 500 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 | 1 438 700 | 2 391 100 | 3 829 800 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 156 100 | 1 835 600 | 2 991 600 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today (August 18), about 59 900 persons have received vaccination and about 13 500 new vaccination bookings have been made online. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 7 600 | 24 700 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 8 500 | 19 100 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 97% | 97% |
| Number of online bookings for receiving first and second vaccine doses | 2 700 | 10 900 |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 21 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. Fourteen of them were discharged, three persons were admitted for observation, three persons were discharged against medical advice and one person left hospital without seeking any consultation.
Ends/Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:33
Issued at HKT 21:33
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