In making the decision on when to reopen North Carolina's economy, Gov. Roy Cooper says he is being guided by one thing: Data.
One data point the state is not focused on: The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19. An even more unknowable number right now is how many people have had it, and, because they were asymptomatic, never knew it.
Those are two groups that could be vitally important, because their blood may contain antibodies that could provide some immunity.
We talk to Dr. Alena Markmann and Dr. Luther Bartelt about immunity, and the treatments they are utilizing now to treat COVID-19 patients.
