In contrast, GBD 2021 data indicated a decreasing trend in the age-standardized mortality rate of global PFIs during 2020–2021, primarily attributed to nonpharmacological interventions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which not only reduced the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 but also decreased the spread of other lower respiratory tract pathogens ( 4 ).
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