President Donald Trump's recovery from the coronavirus is proof that Christians are immune to COVID-19, conservative televangelist Kenneth Copeland told Victory Channel's "America Stands: FlashPoint."
"I was noticing today, President Trump and his beautiful first lady, without masks. They are immune," Copeland said. "And this display of our president giving God thanks for helping in that time — and he walked out immune. Somehow. Glory to God. Thank you, Jesus."
Copeland added that "we're immune. We're going through this thing with a holy spirit immunity from the works of the devil."
"America Stands: FlashPoint" host Gene Bailey said Trump's recovery is comparable to missionary John Lake, who said faith was why he did not contract the plague while working during an outbreak in South Africa between 1908 and 1913, according to Newsweek.
Bailey then said he had been tested for the coronavirus and told he has antibodies to protect against it, despite never contracting the disease. Bailey called them "antibodies of faith."
Newsweek pointed out that there is no scientific evidence that being Christian protects against the coronavirus.
In addition, a recent study by Imperial College London found that protection after infection may not be last for long, as antibodies decline after a few months. This means that it is possible for those who have had the coronavirus to be infected another time.
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