Published on: Monday, May 17, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: SIBU: Sarawak will receive 500,000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, procured by the state government, within a week. Sarawak Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said an additional 500,000 doses of the same type of vaccine would also be received by Sarawak after that. However, he did not reveal the total cost involved in purchasing the vaccine. ADVERTISEMENT “The vaccine will also be given free of charge by the state government to private hospitals to help speed up Sarawak’s immunisation programme,” he said during live streaming on social media Saturday night.