CNN’s Chris Cuomo Says He’s Officially Tested Negative For Coronavirus
During Monday night’s segment with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on “Cuomo Prime Time,” CNN anchor Chris Cuomo revealed that he has officially tested negative for coronavirus.
The news comes nearly a month after he contracted the virus. Now, despite being cleared, Cuomo revealed that he has “both antibodies,” but remained confused about how much having antibodies protects him from further illness.”
“Is this good news or not? I thought I was going to have this big, great news after all the bad news I’ve given you about me and my family,” Cuomo wondered. “I tested negative. I have both antibodies: The short-term one and the long-term one. So I’m lucky, right?” Cuomo then leaned on Dr. Sanjay Gupta for his professional take on whether he and others who have antibodies are protected against the illness. The doc explained, “Presumably, you’re going to have some protection against this.”
He added,
“I think that’s what most virologists will say [and] that’s what your friend, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says as well,” Dr. Gupta said. “The thing is we need to prove it out and that takes some time, to actually show that these antibodies are going to protect you.”
“Presumably, there should be some neutralizing activity, but it may be different person-to-person,” Dr. Gupta explained. “There’s been some evidence recently, for example, [of] people who have had more significant illness [who] may have antibodies with more neutralizing activity. And, people who’ve had milder illness [who] may have antibodies with less neutralizing activity. But again, we have to prove this out.”
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