Posted on 08/07/2020 7:20:21 AM PDT by RandFan
Rep. Thomas Massie tested COVID-negative last week but wants to donate his plasma to help coronavirus patients recover from their sicknesses after taking an antibody test and discovering he previously had the sickness.
The Kentucky Republican, 49, told the Washington Examiner he suspects he first contracted the virus back in early January. However, he does not know where he may have gotten it from at the time.
“I was sick for four days with a fever and a sore throat and very little energy. I had super low energy. I went to the doctor on Jan. 7, and I told him I had to get back to work, so they gave me an anti-histamine and shot of Rocephin, and I felt better the next day,” Massie said. “Now, I don't know if the medicine did it or if I was already on the path to recovery, because on Jan. 7, I drove myself to the doctor, if I wasn't totally laid out.”
More recently, Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, and Raul Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat, contracted the virus. Massie believes his suspected January bout with the illness has protected him.
“I would imagine the antibodies probably conferred some immunity to me for the past several months that I didn't know about,” said Massie, an engineer trained at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is among a small group of members of Congress with a scientific background.
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I wonder if he got it from Rand Paul.
This was earlier than the first reported US case, from Wuhan returnees
Could have been the other way around? He said he had it in Jan!
Wait a minute...ain’t he spose’dta be DEAD? COVID-19 KILLS!
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