Of the 12 cytokines found to have reduced SARS‐CoV‐2‐induced secretion following BCG vaccination in our study, nine have been associated with severe COVID‐19, namely G‐CSF,16, 17 GM‐CSF,18, 19 HGF,18 IL‐6,17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 IL‐10,16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 LIF,18 MIP‐1β (CCL4),18 RANTES (CCL5)18, 24 and TNF‐α.17, 18, 20, 24, 25. This evidence concerns the gene TNF and COVID-19.