There are fears rural communities in the south may be left behind during the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. A clinic was planned for Ranfurly in Central Otago on 26 July, Southern DHB says. Photo: RNZ / Lydia Anderson Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in remote areas can expect to be inoculated. The Southern DHB said more clinics would open by the end of July in remote areas so no one was more than an hour from the nearest clinic. Fiordland Community Board chair Sarah Greaney said despite group 3 - those over 65 or at greater risk from Covid-19 - being eligible for the vaccine, the nearest clinic at present was 140km away in Gore.