Pneumonia is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization and ICU admission in the world, and disease burden increases with age.¹,² It is well recognized that racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities have a significant impact on various clinical endpoints in patients with pneumonia, such as mortality, length of stay, and ICU admission. Although significant progress has been achieved over the past several decades in narrowing the gaps in outcomes, health disparities still exist and they have only been further highlighted by the recent COVID-19 pandemic.³,⁴