claim: an inflammatory cytokine signature cannot predict covid-19 severity and death
evidence_1: several studies have revealed that the hyper-inflammatory response induced by sars-cov-2 is a major cause of disease severity and death in infected patients.", "importantly, when adjusting for disease severity score, common laboratory inflammation markers, hypoxia and other vitals, demographics, and a range of comorbidities, il-6 and tnf-α serum levels remained independent and significant predictors of disease severity and death.")