President Joe Biden, who today tested positive for Covid-19 this morning, posted on Twitter “People, I’m fine. Thank you for your concern. I just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, and Mayor Cognetti (and my cousins in Scranton!) to send my condolences for the loss of our event today “.
Courtesy: The White House
President Joe Biden may have BA.5 Covid-19 but his symptoms “continue to improve,” according to the White House.
“His initial symptoms, albeit less bothersome, now include sore throat, runny nose, loose cough and body aches,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a note on Saturday.
On Friday, O’Connor said the president completed his second full day of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pills, an antiviral pill that could reduce the risk of Covid-19 patients being hospitalized.
While the president is responding to treatment “as expected,” he likely contracted Covid-19 type BA.5, which is currently responsible for 70% to 85% of infections in the United States.
Biden, who is fully vaccinated and has received two doses of the vaccines, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday and reported “very mild symptoms.”