Chris Cuomo Reveals He's Tested Negative For The Coronavirus

[appalachiablue]

Source: ET

Chris Cuomo has revealed that he has tested negative for the coronavirus and has both antibodies against the illness. Both Cuomo and his wife, Cristina, have been fighting the virus and on Wednesday, Cuomo shared that their 14-year-old son, Mario, was also ill with COVID-19, noting that the teen would “be okay.”

On Monday night, Cuomo shared another update, revealing that he has now tested negative for the virus, but remained confused about how much having antibodies protects him from further illness.

“I thought I was going to have great news. I tested negative -- don't have the virus,” Cuomo said on Cuomo Prime Time. “Good for me. I also tested to show that I have both antibodies. What does that mean?”

“Do I really have great news?” he questioned. “What does it mean that I have the antibodies? Am I really immune? Do they know? There's a lot of confusion about what it does and doesn't mean.”...


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Cuomo, 49, was referring to the World Health Organization issuing a warning, cautioning those who have antibodies from assuming they have immunity against the virus.

Cuomo talked to Dr. Sanjay Gupta for his professional take on whether he and others who have antibodies are protected against the illness...

[Baitball Blogger]

1. "both antibodies"

Is he saying that there are two strains of Covid in New York?

[Squinch]

2. And he had both at the same time?

[Igel]

4. Neither.

The body produces two antibodies for SARS-CoV-2.

Most tests aim at one. It's highly, highly unlikely you'd just develop one of the antibodies and not the other.

https://www.medicinenet.com/how_do_the_covid-19_coronavirus_tests_work/article.htm

Immunoglobulin detection tests are based on the qualitative detection of IgM and IgG that are specifically generated by the body in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

IgM is usually the first, specific antibody type generated by the body in response to infection. Then, the IgG antibody type is generated and replaces IgM as the predominant antibody in the response to infection.

IgM and IgG fight infections by targeting specific antigens on the surface of the SARS-nCoV-2 virus.

In general, immunoglobulin tests use specific viral antigens to detect the IgM and/or IgG antibodies against those antigens.

[denem]

8. ty

Appreciated

[Squinch]

9. Ahh! Thank you so much!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. May mean two antibody tests. I think a virus may have several proteins immune syst make antis for.nt

[appalachiablue]

6. FYI, 'Coronavirus Immunity: Can You Catch It Twice?' BBC

https://democraticunderground.com/1016254061

[IronLionZion]

3. That's great

it's amazing how it affects people differently. He talked about his fevers and chills, but good that he didn't have the blood problems that some folks have experienced. Young healthy looking people have had COVID related strokes or heart attacks.

[kentuck]

7. I like Chris Cuomo.

It is good to see him getting better.

[LisaM]

10. I like him a lot better since all this started.

I didn't dislike him before, I just thought he always had his guests' answers lined up before he asked his questions. This experience has knocked him down a peg. and I find him more relatable.

The other person I'm finding I like is Sanjay Gupta. I never really thought much about him before, he seemed more into his human interest stories than actually talking about medicine, but this pandemic has really allowed him to show his medical chops. He's dispensing good, up-to-the-minute, accurate, and fair information and I've been very appreciative.

[McCamy Taylor]

11. The nasal test misses 30% of cases. "Both antibodies" means a recent

infection. IgM is the rapid phase antibody that you get when you have just gotten an infection. IgG comes later, usually after the infection is cleared. So, for instance if you have Hepatitis A IgM you had better stay home because you are contagious. If you have IgG, that usually comes once the infection is cleared and you are immune and no longer contagious.

However no one knows with COVID. IgG may not indicate immunity. For all we know, the COVID lingers in some people's bodies and can pop up again. A case in point is herpes virus. You gave have IgG to herpes and still get an outbreak because it hides in the nerves. And your outbreak is contagious.

[OverBurn]

12. Informative thread, Thanks everyone.