NBC Doctor Who Said He Had COVID-19 Tests Negative for Antibodies

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) heavily infected with CCP virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md., published on April 2, 2020. NIAID

A doctor who appeared on NBC News for weeks claiming that he had contracted the CCP virus—likely through his eyes—has tested negative for antibodies after at least six negative tests for the virus.

Antibody tests can determine if people if they had a past infection with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Antibodies are proteins that help fight off infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.