Moreover, we demonstrated that the severe symptomatic course of COVID-19 can be associated with the presence of HLA-B*08:01, C*04:01, DRB1*03:01, and DQB1*03:01, while HLA-DRB1*08:01 appeared to be protective against severe COVID-19 disease. This evidence concerns the gene HLA-DRB1 and COVID-19.