IFNA1 and COVID-19: Regarding acute cases of COVID-19, an induced pluripotent stem cell model of human airway epithelial lineage types indicated that multicilliated cells were primary targets of SARS-Cov-2 infection whereupon they could instigate interferon (IFN) and strong NFκB inflammatory responses, the hallmark of SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with morbidity (131).