Hospital deaths from pneumonia and COPD fell after rollout of covid vaccines

The Citywest Covid-19 Vaccination Centre in Dublin in April 2021. File Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

In-hospital mortality rates for pneumonia and COPD decreased after the rollout of covid-19 vaccines, according to an audit of clinical deaths in 2021.

Pneumonia and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) were among the six medical conditions examined for the seventh report of the National Audit of Hospital Mortality (NAHM).