In conclusion, using in vitro polyclonal stimuli, we found a basal immune response pattern associated with a predisposition to developing severe COVID-19, where high PD-1 expression and low IL-2 and IFN-gamma production in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and poor IFN-alpha expression in classical and non-classical monocytes are linked to disease worsening. The gene discussed is IL2; the disease is COVID-19.