Joe Biden.Photo: Kevin Dietsch/GettyOn Monday morning PresidentJoe Biden’s physician,Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor,released a statementupdating the public on the president’s COVID-19 symptoms.The president, whotested positive for the virus Thursday morning, has completed four full days ofPaxlovid, the oral antiviral medication that prevents high-risk patients from becoming too sick and requiring hospitalization. O’Connor wrote that Biden’s “symptoms have now almost completely resolved. When questioned, at this point he only notes some residual congestion and minimal hoarseness.“The president has one more full day of his Paxlovid treatment and will “continue low dose aspirin as an alternative type of blood thinner.” O’Connor confirmed that the president is “responding to therapy as expected.“Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesO’Connor noted that “the BA5 variant is particularly transmissible and he will continue to isolate in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.” The president is expected to work in isolation until he receives a negative test result.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.
Joe Biden.Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty
On Monday morning PresidentJoe Biden’s physician,Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor,released a statementupdating the public on the president’s COVID-19 symptoms.The president, whotested positive for the virus Thursday morning, has completed four full days ofPaxlovid, the oral antiviral medication that prevents high-risk patients from becoming too sick and requiring hospitalization. O’Connor wrote that Biden’s “symptoms have now almost completely resolved. When questioned, at this point he only notes some residual congestion and minimal hoarseness.“The president has one more full day of his Paxlovid treatment and will “continue low dose aspirin as an alternative type of blood thinner.” O’Connor confirmed that the president is “responding to therapy as expected.“Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesO’Connor noted that “the BA5 variant is particularly transmissible and he will continue to isolate in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.” The president is expected to work in isolation until he receives a negative test result.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.
On Monday morning PresidentJoe Biden’s physician,Dr. Kevin C. O’Connor,released a statementupdating the public on the president’s COVID-19 symptoms.
The president, whotested positive for the virus Thursday morning, has completed four full days ofPaxlovid, the oral antiviral medication that prevents high-risk patients from becoming too sick and requiring hospitalization. O’Connor wrote that Biden’s “symptoms have now almost completely resolved. When questioned, at this point he only notes some residual congestion and minimal hoarseness.”
The president has one more full day of his Paxlovid treatment and will “continue low dose aspirin as an alternative type of blood thinner.” O’Connor confirmed that the president is “responding to therapy as expected.”
Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images
O’Connor noted that “the BA5 variant is particularly transmissible and he will continue to isolate in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.” The president is expected to work in isolation until he receives a negative test result.
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.
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