US Patent Issued on Oct. 21 for "Methods of treating or preventing serious symptoms from COVID-19 infection" (Pennsylvania Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,425, issued on Oct. 21.

"Methods of treating or preventing serious symptoms from COVID-19 infection" was invented by Henry Winchester (Newtown Square, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods for reducing risk of severe symptoms and outcomes associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by measuring levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, IL-22, and serum ferritin in a subject. Also provided are methods for treating a subject exposed to or at elevated risk of expose to SARS-CoV-2 based on levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-22, and ferritin in t...