Although the specific mechanisms and pathways are not clear, the use of BTK inhibitors (BTKis) for the treatment of COVID‐19 results in a significant reduction of proinflammatory factors, such as IL‐6, IL‐1, TNFα, as well as relief of excessive inflammatory responses, ARDS, and thrombosis in the lung (reviewed in Refs. This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and COVID-19.