The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 34th day since February 26, 2021.
So far, about 505 000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 461 000 persons have received their first dose, with about 309 700 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 151 300 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 44 000 persons have received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (March 31), the following vaccination and booking figures were recorded:
(i) About 5 100 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 300 persons vaccinated at eight Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 1 800 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 9 600 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 3 900 persons vaccinated at the CVCs and about 5 700 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) the overall percentage of people who have received the Sinovac vaccine at the eight CVCs is about 94 per cent; and
(iv) about 2 900 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were three cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, one person was discharged, one person was admitted for observation and one person was discharged against medical advice (please see Annex 2).
For those COVID-19 vaccine recipients who had experienced serious adverse event following immunisation and were admitted to hospital for treatment after receiving the first vaccine dose, their booking for the second vaccine dose made with CVCs or Hospital Authority's General Out-patient Clinics will be cancelled on prudent consideration and for their health benefit. These vaccine recipients are advised to first consult their attending doctor or family doctor on their suitability for receiving the second dose vaccination, before making online booking for the same.
As background information, in the last 24 hours ending at 0.00am today, there were 51 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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