Some things about his case are still a mystery.
At 79 years old, President Biden is at high risk for serious illness because of his age. Mitigating his risk, however, is the fact that he was fully vaccinated and twice boosted when he tested positive for COVID, according to Jean-Pierre. Those in his administration have said he is continuing to experience a relatively mild infection with mild symptoms."I got an update last night at 10 p.m. and he was doing just fine," Jha said on.
The White House said that Biden has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral COVID pill produced by Pfizer. On July 22, Physician to the Presidentof the five-day Paxlovid course."His symptoms have improved," O'Connor wrote, also noting that the president developed a fever of 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit on July 21, but that it"responded favorably" to Tylenol.
"His temperature has remained normal since then. His symptoms remain characterized as rhinorrhea [runny nose] and fatigue, with an occasional non-productive, now 'loose' cough. His voice is deeper this morning. His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation remain entirely normal, on room air," the physician said in his statement."The President is tolerating treatment well. We will continue Paxlovid as planned.
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