Consultant emergency medicine specialist Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Mohamad Nor told Bernama about two-thirds of COVID-19 patients treated at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang are below 60 and almost all have not been vaccinated. He added that at the time, they did not think vaccine hesitancy was a major reason for their patients’ vaccination status as vaccinations were not as widespread then. Dr Ahmad Tajuddin said the vaccination status of patients has had a significant impact on the outcome of patients at HTAR. If you’re vaccinated, it’s very unlikely you’re going to turn any worse,” he said. He also said many of the younger patients who took a turn for the worse also had undetected diabetes prior to hospitalisation.
