This document discusses new developments in the treatment of community-onset pneumonia. It notes that mortality from pneumonia has declined due to pneumococcal vaccines, timely administration of appropriate antibiotics, and avoiding overtreatment in low-risk patients. Viruses are now recognized as a common cause of adult pneumonia. Procalcitonin levels may help identify patients at low risk of deterioration who need only extremely short courses of antibiotics. While healthcare-associated pneumonia is associated with drug-resistant pathogens and worse outcomes, inappropriate antibiotics alone do not fully explain increased mortality.