COPD-Related Mortality before and after Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in Northern Italy.

Ugo Fedeli Veronica Casotto Claudio Barbiellini AmideiAndrea VianelloGabriella Guarnieri

Published in: Vaccines (2023)

COPD-related mortality increased at the beginning of the pandemic, due to deaths from COVID-19. The start of the vaccination campaign was associated with an important decline in COPD-related mortality, especially among the elderly, who first benefited from COVID-19 vaccines. The study findings show the role of mass vaccination in reducing COPD-related deaths during the later phases of the pandemic.

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