26 Jan 2010
At least 1,426 doses of human swine influenza (HSI) vaccine were administered at Hospital Authority (HA), Department of Health (DH) and private clinics to target groups during the 24 hours ending at 1pm today (January 26).
Of this number, 1,123 were administered at HA and DH clinics while the eHealth System received 303 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 395 jabs for community-living elderly aged 65 or above; 225 for persons under 65 years with chronic illnesses; seven for pregnant women; 164 for healthcare workers; and 635 for children aged between six months and less than six years.
This brings to at least 149,242 the cumulative total of HSI jabs administered to target groups since the start of the vaccination programme on December 21, 2009.