COVID-19 Vaccination Programme statistics
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So far, about 9 007 900 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 | 1 673 800 | 2 927 300 | 4 601 100 |
| Second vaccine dose | 1 611 700 | 2 795 200 | 4 406 900 |
In the 24 hours ending at 8pm today, about 8 500 persons have received vaccination. Details are as follows:
| Sinovac vaccine | BioNTech vaccine | |
| Number of persons receiving first dose | 1 700 | 1 900 |
| Number of persons receiving second dose | 2 500 | 2 400 |
| Overall percentage of persons receiving vaccines at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) | 94% | 88% |
In the 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there was one case of ambulance transfer to hospital from a designated general out-patient clinic of the Hospital Authority. The person was sent to hospital after experiencing common side effects after vaccination and was in stable condition. The person was discharged.
Ends/Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Issued at HKT 21:17
Issued at HKT 21:17
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