The suggestion that a dysfunctional immune response is at the heart of COVID-19 pathology is further supported by the recent finding that, compared to patients with moderate disease, significantly reduced frequencies of CD8+ T cells, as well as diminished frequencies of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell subsets with activated differentiated memory/effector phenotype and migratory capacity, are found in peripheral circulation of patients with severe COVID-19 (90). Here, CD8A is linked to COVID-19.