The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for the 84th day since February 26, 2021.
So far, about 2 050 300 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered for members of the public (please see Annex 1). Among them, about 1 213 100 persons have received their first dose, with about 521 900 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 691 200 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine. About 837 100 persons have received their second dose, with about 383 600 persons receiving the Sinovac vaccine and about 453 600 persons receiving the BioNTech vaccine.
In the last 24 hours ending at 8pm today (May 20), about 23 700 persons have received vaccination and about 12 800 new vaccination bookings have been made online, detailed as follows:
(i) About 4 000 persons received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 2 000 persons vaccinated at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and about 2 000 persons at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme;
(ii) about 4 700 persons received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine, including about 1 700 persons vaccinated at CVCs and about 3 000 persons at private doctors and clinics;
(iii) about 6 600 persons received their first dose of the BioNTech vaccine at CVCs, and about 8 200 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 4 400 persons have made online bookings for receiving their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine, while about 8 500 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 seven cases of ambulance transfers to hospitals. Among them, six persons were discharged 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 42 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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