The number of Hong Kong residents that are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 topped 2 million on Sunday, doubling in just seven weeks as giveaways helped stoke initially slow demand. Of the 2.8 million people who have received at least one shot, 2.01 million have gotten two, according to a Hong Kong government statement. It took three months to fully inoculate the first million people in Hong Kong. As of Saturday, 26% of the city’s population was fully vaccinated, according to Bloomberg’s Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker, versus 46% in Singapore. The private sector stepped in, offering so-called “lucky draw" prizes ranging from a $1.4 million apartment to a Tesla or gold bars.

Source: Mint July 26, 2021 06:11 UTC