Indeed, patients with COVID-19 have elevated blood levels of multiple inflammatory cytokines and chemokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IP-10, MCP-1, and MIP-1α), and those requiring admittance to an intensive care unit have even higher levels of many of these (11, 12). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and COVID-19.