President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 once again.
Doctors say it’s a rebound case.
President Biden at 79 years old is the oldest person to ever serve as a United States president. He has been vaccinated and boosted against the virus which has now claimed the lives of close to a million people in the U.S.
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control say the vaccination and booster greatly reduce the risk of hospitalizations for patients with the virus.
The White House has issued a brief statement saying that the President is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” and this release says he will be working from his private quarters at the White House. His doctors had prescribed Paxlovid which is a medication that has been approved for treating COVID-19.
Last week White House doctor Dr. Kevin O’Connor said there was potential for so-called “rebound” COVID positivity observed in a small percentage of patients treated with PAXLOVID.
Back in April, Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 raising concerns about this latest strain of the highly contagious virus. But at the time, neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden were considered as close contacts and they were not required to isolate at that time.
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