Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 19: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz has expressed serious concern over non-availability of anti-COVID vaccines in Kashmir hospitals.
In a statement issued today, Soz said as of now, anti-COVID vaccine is not available at any hospital in Kashmir valley including the premier Government Hospitals – SMHS and SKIMS Medical College, Bemina, Srinagar.
Soz said in this connection he met Atal Dulloo, Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, J&K today who while accepting that there was shortage of vaccines at the hospitals in Kashmir valley, said that the difficulty (shortage of the vaccines) has been resolved as the fresh supply of vaccines have been received for distribution for the hospitals throughout Kashmir.
The former Minister hoped that the vaccines will be immediately distributed to all the hospitals in Kashmir. He said president of Doctors Association Kashmir also confirmed the fresh supply of anti-COVID vaccines has been received.
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