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Mudd says that despite weak evidence, scientists have established the idea that surges in cytokine levels cause respiratory failure in COVID-19.
In addition, doctors have started to give anti-inflammatory medications to critically ill COVID-19 patients to prevent cytokine storms.“That worries me because such treatments are unlikely to help most patients with COVID-19,” he says.The study appears in the journal Science Advances.Several studies show that lung failure associated with COVID-19 may be due to cytokine storm syndrome (CSS).