Joe Biden has examined constructive for Covid-19 for a second time, his physician has stated.
In a 30 July memo, the doctor to the president, Dr Kevin O’Connor wrote that “as described last week, acknowledging the potential for so-called ‘rebound’ COVID positivity observed in a small percentage of patients treated with PAXLOVID, the President increased his testing cadence, both to protect people around him and to assure early detection of any return of viral replication”.
“After testing negative on Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday morning, the President tested positive late Saturday morning, by antigen testing. This in fact represents ‘rebound’ positivity”, Dr O’Connor added.
“Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again”, Mr Biden tweeted at 2.45pm on Saturday. “This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work, and will be back on the road soon.”
“The President has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well”, Dr O’Connor added. “This being the case, there is no reason to reinitiate treatment at this time, but we will obviously continue close observation.”
“However, given his positive antigen test, he will reinitiate strict isolation procedures”, he added. “As I’ve stated previously, the President continues to be very specifically conscientious to protect any of the Executive Residence, White House, Secret Service and other staff whose duties require any (albeit socially distanced) proximity to him.”
Mr Biden spoke from the White House earlier this week after testing adverse following his preliminary an infection, noting that he had been contaminated by the BA.5 variant, which is related to the Omicron variant of the virus that wreaked havoc throughout the US this winter, and stated the extremely transmissible nature of this newest Sars-CoV-2 variant means it would unfold broadly among the many US inhabitants no matter preventative measures.
“This new variant that infected me is getting a lot of people infected all around the world, not just here in the United States”, Mr Biden stated on Wednesday. “The reality is that many of us are still going to get Covid, even if we take the precautions — that doesn’t mean we’re doing anything wrong.”
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