President Joe Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite still having a sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update from his doctor released on Sunday.
“The president is responding to therapy as expected,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in his latest note. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that helps reduce the chance of developing severe symptoms.
O’Connor wrote that Biden still has a sore throat, though other symptoms, such as cough, runny nose and body aches, “have greatly abated.”
Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning.
Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said Sunday that Biden is infected with the BA.5 subvariant.
“Thank God, our vaccines and therapy work well against her, so I think the president is doing well,” Jha said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
This subvariant of omicron emerged late last year, and is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The White House has not released any photos or videos of Biden since Friday, when the media saw him participate in a virtual meeting with economic advisers.
Jha promised that the White House would continue to provide updates on the president’s condition and if he develops long-term symptoms.
“We think it’s really important that the American people know how their president is doing,” he said.
“Obviously, if you have persistent symptoms, obviously if any of them interfere with your ability to carry out your duties, we will disclose … but I suspect this is going to be a course of COVID that we have seen in many Americans who have been vaccinated. completely, they have been doubly reinforced, they have been treated with those tools in hand”, he affirmed. “The president is doing quite well and we expect him to continue to do so.”
Biden improves “significantly” after falling ill with COVID-19
President Joe Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite still having a sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update from his doctor released on Sunday.
“The president is responding to therapy as expected,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in his latest note. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that helps reduce the chance of developing severe symptoms.
O’Connor wrote that Biden still has a sore throat, though other symptoms, such as cough, runny nose and body aches, “have greatly abated.”
Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning.
Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said Sunday that Biden is infected with the BA.5 subvariant.
“Thank God, our vaccines and therapy work well against her, so I think the president is doing well,” Jha said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
This subvariant of omicron emerged late last year, and is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The White House has not released any photos or videos of Biden since Friday, when the media saw him participate in a virtual meeting with economic advisers.
Jha promised that the White House would continue to provide updates on the president’s condition and if he develops long-term symptoms.
“We think it’s really important that the American people know how their president is doing,” he said.
“Obviously, if you have persistent symptoms, obviously if any of them interfere with your ability to carry out your duties, we will disclose … but I suspect this is going to be a course of COVID that we have seen in many Americans who have been vaccinated. completely, they have been doubly reinforced, they have been treated with those tools in hand”, he affirmed. “The president is doing quite well and we expect him to continue to do so.”
President Joe Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite still having a sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update from his doctor released on Sunday.
“The president is responding to therapy as expected,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote in his latest note. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral medication that helps reduce the chance of developing severe symptoms.
O’Connor wrote that Biden still has a sore throat, though other symptoms, such as cough, runny nose and body aches, “have greatly abated.”
Biden tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday morning.
Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, said Sunday that Biden is infected with the BA.5 subvariant.
“Thank God, our vaccines and therapy work well against her, so I think the president is doing well,” Jha said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
This subvariant of omicron emerged late last year, and is believed to be responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The White House has not released any photos or videos of Biden since Friday, when the media saw him participate in a virtual meeting with economic advisers.
Jha promised that the White House would continue to provide updates on the president’s condition and if he develops long-term symptoms.
“We think it’s really important that the American people know how their president is doing,” he said.
“Obviously, if you have persistent symptoms, obviously if any of them interfere with your ability to carry out your duties, we will disclose … but I suspect this is going to be a course of COVID that we have seen in many Americans who have been vaccinated. completely, they have been doubly reinforced, they have been treated with those tools in hand”, he affirmed. “The president is doing quite well and we expect him to continue to do so.”
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