SARS-CoV-2 infection stimulates secretions of IL-1β, interferon-γ (IFN-γ), IFN-γ-induced protein 10kDa (IP-10), monocytic chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-6, and interleukin-10 (IL-10), some of which can trigger a cytokine storm and atherosclerosis in a host [9,27]. Here, IL1B is linked to atherosclerosis.