(CNN) Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the lone senator so far who has tested positive for Covid-19, is pressing forward with his business in the Capitol while not wearing a mask, asserting that it's "nearly certain" he won't get the disease again. "I've been tested for antibodies and so I would say the likelihood that I have immunity is nearly certain." "Absolutely," said Paul, a physician who owned his own ophthalmology practice, when asked if he was that confident he wouldn't get the disease again. Researchers hope there will be some immunity after infection, as with many other viruses. But the question of immunity isn't settled for this new virus, and if having it once does provide immunity, it's not clear for how long.

Source: CNN May 06, 2020 20:03 UTC