CRP and COVID-19: The second study attracting special attention is the “CRP Apheresis for Attenuation of Pulmonary, Myocardial and/or Kidney Injury in COVID-19”-trial (NCT04898062), a randomized, controlled, multi-center interventional trial initiated by the University of Essen, Germany, including 50 patients and comparing standard therapy of COVID-19 plus CRP apheresis to standard therapy alone.