On the other hand, given that high doses of corticosteroids are used in the treatment of COVID-19, even if for a short period of time, some authors recommend the administration of HBV prophylaxis in all HBsAg-positive patients, as well as in those HBsAg-negative/anti-HBc-positive with a detectable viral load [31,35,36]. Here, KRT88P is linked to COVID-19.