Obtained marker frequencies are also analogous to those reported in previous studies (Chen et al, 2021; Liu et al, 2021), that concluded that these cytotoxic molecules are up-regulated in the general CD4+ and CD8+ subpopulations on acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and decrease in the convalescent phase of the infection, reaching similar values to those obtained in uninfected subjects. The gene discussed is CD8A; the disease is infection.