30,000 doses of CanSino vaccine for Semporna residents

A total of 30,000 doses of the CanSino single-dose Covid-19 vaccine is scheduled to arrive in the district next week to facilitate the vaccination process for those living on several islands there, said Semporna district health officer Dr Shameer Khan Sulaiman.

He said the vaccination of residents in several areas in the district using two-dose vaccines such as Pfizer and Sinovac had previously been plagued by logistical and communication problems as the trip to some islands such as Pulau Denawan takes two hours by boat...