　　The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 72nd day since February 26, 2021.
So far, about 1 704 400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 055 500 persons have received their first dose, with about 473 200 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 582 400 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 648 900 persons have received their second dose, with about 338 200 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 310 700 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 8), about 42 000 persons have received vaccination and about 11 300 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 4 900 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 300 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 1 600 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 4 000 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 800 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 1 200 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 12 200 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 20 900 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 97 per cent; and
(v) about 2 700 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 8 600 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 16 cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, 10 persons were discharged, five persons were admitted for observation and one person left the hospital without seeking any consultation (please see Annex 2).
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 44 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.
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