Whether parallel or secondary to the proposed proangiogenic function of VWF [39], VEGF, which was recently shown to be upregulated by VWF in cancer cells [39], belonged—next to VWF—to the highly upregulated genes in lymph nodes of patients with COVID-19 compared to that in controls (fold change, 2.04; P = 4.14−5). Here, VWF is linked to COVID-19.