31 Dec 2009
At least 11,744 doses of human swine influenza (HSI) vaccine were administered at Hospital Authority (HA), Department of Health (DH) and private clinics during the 24 hours ending 1pm today (December 31).
Among them, 8,926 were inoculated at HA and DH clinics while the eHealth System received 2,818 vaccination reimbursement claims from private doctors. It is expected that some additional vaccinations already given by private doctors will be recorded in the eHealth System later.
The administered doses comprised 6,578 jabs for community living elderly aged 65 or above; 2,556 for persons under 65 years with chronic illness; 144 for pregnant women; 757 for healthcare workers; 1,673 for children aged between six months and less than six years; and 36 for pig farmers and slaughterhouse workers.
This brings to at least 66,519 the cumulative total of HSI jabs administered since the start of the vaccination programme on December 21.
No reports of serious adverse events with a history of vaccination, which may or may not be caused by the vaccination, were received.