claim: severe immunosuppression and not a cytokine storm characterize covid-19 infections
evidence_1: we conclude that the major immunologic abnormality in covid-19 is a profound defect in host immunity and not hypercytokinemia-induced organ injury.", "cytokine profile in plasma of severe covid-19 does not differ from ards and sepsis.", "severe immunosuppression and not a cytokine storm characterizes covid-19 infections.", "the results from the present study strongly suggest that the primary endotype of covid-19 is one of immunosuppression rather than hyperinflammation.")