Statistics on human swine influenza vaccinations

25 Jan 2010

At least 2,063 doses of human swine influenza (HSI) vaccine were administered at Hospital Authority (HA), Department of Health (DH) and private clinics to target groups between 1pm on January 22 and 1pm today (January 25).

Of this number, 1,464 were administered at HA and DH clinics while the eHealth System received 599 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 517 jabs for community-living elderly aged 65 or above; 369 for persons under 65 years with chronic illnesses; four for pregnant women; 66 for healthcare workers; 1,105 for children aged between six months and less than six years; and two for pig farmers and slaughterhouse workers.

This brings to at least 147,816 the cumulative total of HSI jabs administered to target groups since the start of the vaccination programme on December 21, 2009.

A DH spokesman noted that a press release would be issued for individual significant health events with vaccination history recorded by the department.

"Examples may include post-vaccine weakness and intrauterine death involving pregnant women with more than 24 weeks gestation.

"As to other health events with vaccination history, the number will be reported on the website of Centre for Health Protection at www.chp.gov.hk," he said.