THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay Information)
President Joe Biden has examined constructive for COVID-19, the White Home introduced Thursday.
“This morning, President Biden examined constructive for COVID-19. He’s totally vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very gentle signs,” White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned in an announcement. “He has begun taking Paxlovid. In line with CDC [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] tips, he’ll isolate on the White Home and can proceed to hold out all of his duties totally throughout that point.”
“In line with White Home protocol for constructive COVID instances, which matches above and past CDC steering, he’ll proceed to work in isolation till he assessments unfavorable,” Jean-Pierre added. “As soon as he assessments unfavorable, he’ll return to in-person work.”
She added that the White Home will present a each day replace on his situation “out of an abundance of transparency.”
The White Home Medical Unit can even inform all shut contacts of Biden of his publicity through the day Thursday, together with members of Congress and the media who interacted with him on Wednesday, Jean-Pierre added.
The 79-year-old had simply returned from a far-ranging diplomatic journey to the Center East. Aged individuals are thought of to be extra susceptible to extreme COVID than youthful people.
The information got here as the USA has seen coronavirus instances spike because the BA.5 subvariant takes over the nation. The extremely contagious subvariant, which seems to be the most effective but at eluding the facility of vaccines towards an infection, now accounts for practically 78% of all U.S. instances.
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SOURCE: U.S. White Home, assertion, July 21, 2022
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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