IL6 and COVID-19: COVID‐19 disrupts the M1/M2 balance, as CD14 + CD16+ macrophages produce high levels of inflammatory cytokines (TNF‐α, IL‐6) and chemokines (CCL2, CCL3, CCL5, CXCL10) (Acharya et al., 2020; Hearps et al., 2012; Wong et al., 2011).