Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19: White House

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President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House confirmed in a statement on Thursday.

Biden, 79, has received a total of four vaccine doses, including two booster shots, according to a brief statement issued by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in confirming the positive test.

โ€œThis morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms,โ€ she said. โ€œHe has begun taking Paxlovid,โ€ the Pfizer-made drug for COVID-19, the press secretary added.

Thursdayโ€™s announcement is the first time Biden contracted the virus. Because of the presidentโ€™s advanced age, he is considered to be in the at-risk group in terms of developing severe COVID-19.

โ€œConsistent with [Centers for Disease Control] guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,โ€ Jean-Pierre said. โ€œHe has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned meetings at the White House this morning via phone and Zoom from the residence.โ€

Biden, she added, will work in isolation until he tests negative for COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Once he returns a negative test, he will return to in-person work, the statement said.

โ€œOut of an abundance of transparency, the White House will provide a daily update on the Presidentโ€™s status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation,โ€ Jean-Pierre said.

She added: โ€œPer standard protocol for any positive case at the White House, the White House Medical Unit will inform all close contacts of the President during the day today, including any Members of Congress and any members of the press who interacted with the President during yesterdayโ€™s travel. The Presidentโ€™s last previous test for COVID was Tuesday, when he had a negative test result.โ€

Byย Jack Phillips

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