Joe Biden

US president has 'very mild symptoms' and started taking Pfizer antiviral pill.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House has said.

Mr Biden had last tested negative on Tuesday. Just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, and Mayor Cognetti (and my Scranton cousins!) to send my regrets for missing our event today.— President Biden (@POTUS) US stocks briefly headed lower following reports of the president's diagnosis. Mr Biden is tested regularly for the disease and anyone who meets with him or travels with him is tested beforehand, the White House has said. He will resume in-person work once he tests negative, she said. Thanks for your concern.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing very mild symptoms, the White House said on Thursday. He will continue carrying out the duties of the office and has begun taking a course of Paxlovid, his press secretary ...

The 79-year-old is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots. The White House says he is now taking anti-viral treatment, Paxlovid.

First Lady Jill Biden confirmed she has tested negative for the virus and had spoken to the president. The 79-year-old is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots. The White House said he has begun taking anti-viral treatment, Paxlovid and will isolate while continuing to carry out duties "fully".

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said. He is "experiencing very mild symptoms" and taking Paxlovid.

At the time, the White House press secretary Jen Psaki conceded that it was possible that Biden could get COVID-19 but said there were no plans to increase testing or require masks around the president. At the time, in 2020, there were no vaccines available. At 79 years old, Biden’s age puts him at increased risk of serious symptoms from COVID-19, though unvaccinated older adults are at much higher risk than the double-boosted president.

The White House on Thursday said the 79-year-old president had “very mild symptoms”. Mr Biden is fully vaccinated against the virus and has received two booster ...

In a statement the White House said: “Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. “Consistent with White House protocol for positive Covid cases, which goes above and beyond CDC guidance, he will continue to work in isolation until he tests negative. He was scheduled to visit Philadelphia on Thursday. The president’s wife Jill Biden, is understood to have tested negative for Covid-19. — Additional reporting: Reuters

Press chief says Biden, 79, who has had two boosters, is taking antiviral Paxlovid, while first lady Jill Biden has tested negative.

The US has been seeing as many as 150,000 new Covid cases a day, according to Johns Hopkins University. While this is Biden’s first bout of coronavirus, multiple members of his administration have contracted the virus. Before the event started, Biden briefly addressed news of her husband testing positive for Covid.

In a statement release by the White House, it was said that President Biden is fully vaccinated and twice boosted. "He has begun taking Paxlovid.

"Per 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 yesterday’s travel." It was added that he 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. "He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time."

President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "mild symptoms," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.

All of the roughly 2,600 guests were required to be fully vaccinated and show proof of a negative test on the day of the event. The Biden administration is continuing the Covid-19 public health emergency as it seeks new funding from Congress for treatments and vaccines. On Wednesday, Biden traveled to Somerset, Massachusetts, for an event on climate executive actions, where he was seen shaking hands and greeting attendees in the outdoor crowd. This is the first time Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, and he last tested negative on Tuesday, per Jean-Pierre. Vice President Kamala Harris and first lady Jill Biden have tested negative on Thursday. He has begun taking Paxlovid," she said, referring to Pfizer's antiviral drug, which is available via emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in people 12 and older who are at high risk of severe illness. The plan for a subsequently scheduled Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Philadelphia has yet to be determined. The public health emergency declaration allows many Americans to obtain free Covid-19 testing, therapeutic treatment and vaccines. "This morning, President Biden tested positive for Covid-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. "I talked to him just a few minutes ago. Harris is expected to keep her normal schedule. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice were some of the highest-ranking Biden administration officials to test positive for Covid-19 after the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington in April. The President also attended the dinner and delivered remarks. The mild symptoms and diagnosis protocol for Biden -- a double-boosted 79-year-old at high risk for experiencing severe illness -- so far will mean "working and resting" at the White House for the rest of the day, according to a senior administration official.

President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid, the White House said on Thursday, raising concerns about his immediate health and underscoring the pandemic's ...

Trump has called the story “fake news.” Trump, who repeatedly downplayed the virus and often resisted wearing a mask, was sicker with Covid than was publicly acknowledged at the time, The New York Times reported in February 2021. Biden’s infection is the second time a U.S. president has been personally hit with the virus. He received drugs not widely available at the time, such as Regeneron’s antibody cocktail and the antiviral drug remdesivir, during his three-day stay in the hospital. The announcement of his infection comes as the White House is trying to manage crises on multiple fronts. “They’ve been preparing for this probably for several months now given the percentage of people in the country who have tested positive,” Psaki said. The White House has also consistently battled outside concerns and commentary about Biden’s age and health. The White House has continued to aggressively push for Americans to either get vaccinated or get their booster shots. The extra shots are even more important for adults 50 and older. It also comes just after Biden’s return from a trip to the Middle East and as the highly contagious BA.5 variant has raised concerns about another wave of infections across the globe. Among those was Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who has been critical of the Covid vaccine. “The schedule will continue as planned.

He is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working but in isolation, the White House said yesterday. Mr Biden (79) has begun taking a course of the ...

He will resume in-person work once he tests negative, she said. Ms Jean-Pierre said Mr Biden had been speaking with his staff by phone and will continue taking part in meetings by phone and Zoom from the White House while he recovers. He is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working but in isolation, the White House said yesterday.

President Joe Biden's Covid-19 symptoms remained mild as of late Thursday and he continues to convalesce at the White House, a top adviser told CNN on ...

You have heard from Dr. O'Connor in the letter. First lady Jill Biden, who is considered a close contact but has tested negative, will stay in Delaware through the weekend and "following (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines," he said. But I'll check in with them (the White House medical unit) this morning, I'll check in with him this morning." Asked again whether any of Biden's symptoms were getting worse, Jha told CNN, "Nope. As of 10:00 p.m. last night, no. "Dr. O'Connor is his personal physician. Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, becoming the second US president to contract the virus during the two-and-a-half year pandemic.

President 'takes reasonable precautions against Covid but does his job', says the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain.

Jean-Pierre said the first lady, Jill Biden, was in close contact with the president, but she declined to discuss others who also might have been exposed, citing privacy reasons. Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: “I’m doing well, getting a lot of work done. For more than a year, Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds.