Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body's Immune System Might Be To Blame This is an article about the COVID-19 cytokine storm https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/07/828091467/why-some-covid-19-patients-crash-the-bodys-immune-system-might-be-to-blame Related content JCI - SARS-CoV-2: A Storm is Raging (a COVID-19 cytokine storm)