About 27,000 doses of the CanSino Covid-19 vaccine will be administered to residents in Sandakan, not only on the islands but also in remote villages and oil palm estates.

District Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) chairperson Wong Foo Tin said the one-dose vaccine for residents in remote places in the district could speed up the vaccination rate to achieve at least 70 percent herd immunity by the end of this month...