Days after headlining a story about “magic” blood, NBC News is back at it with a claim that some people may be naturally immune to Ebola, or that they have antibodies protecting them from Ebola without ever getting the disease.

“Ebola-proof Blood”. There is so much speculation in the story that it just boggles the mind.

We know that there are black markets in parts of Africa where blood products from Ebola survivors is being sold. It’s in the hope that the blood might confer immunity or help those suffering from the disease survive it.

But it is anything but confirmed that it would work. It’s theoretical. There’s wishful thinking.

What is missing is hard data to confirm any of it. People who got blood products and survived could have survived with dumb fucking luck, not any particular treatment. So that is why careful studies have to be done to figure out what does or doesn’t work.