COVID-19 has sparked scientific excitement with many articles highlighting various prognostic factors in older adults [15] such as the female gender, qSOFA score > 2, specific COVID-19 changes on chest CT-scan [16], use of VKA treatment [17], hypercalcemia [18], early inflammatory syndrome with elevated CRP levels [19] but, curiously, very few studies have investigated the possible role of initial functional disability. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.