The COVID-19 pathogenesis has been ascribed to the “cytokine storm” that is characterized by increased levels of IL1, IL6, IFN gamma, TNF alpha, IL12, and IL15, in a way similar to the one observed in the macrophage activation syndrome (9), in the cytokine release disease following CAR-T infusion (10), and in the acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), a complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation (11). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is COVID-19.