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17 Jul 2024, 7:10 pm

Biden tests positive for Covid-19 and will self-isolate in Delaware, White House says

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President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday while in Las Vegas for a series of events, the White House said.

In a statement, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden tested positive “following his first event in Las Vegas.”

“He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” Jean-Pierre said. “He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. The White House will provide regular updates on the President’s status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation.”

Biden was already scheduled to head to Delaware after his trip to Las Vegas.

Biden was tested after experiencing upper respiratory symptoms, according to a statement by Biden’s doctor released by the White House. Dr. Kevin O’Connor is the president’s physician, though the White House did not attribute the statement to him by name.

The president’s symptoms included a runny nose, nonproductive cough and “general malaise,” the statement said.

His doctor said that he has already taken his first dose of Paxlovid, a medication that is associated with reducing the chance of hospitalization or death.

Biden does not have a fever, and his respiratory rate is normal, according to the president’s doctor.

When Biden later arrived at the Las Vegas-area airport, the president responded to a question about how he was feeling by saying, “Good, I feel good.”

Biden last tested positive in 2022.

News of his Covid test was first announced at the conference where the president was scheduled to speak Wednesday.

“Regrettably, I was just on the phone with President Biden and he shared his deep disappointment at not being able to join us this afternoon. The president has been at many events, as we all know, and he just tested positive for Covid," said Janet Murguia, president of UnidosUS, which bills itself as the largest Latino advocacy organization in U.S.

Biden had been expected to deliver remarks at the group's event in Las Vegas and had been about an hour and a half late before the announcement was made.

Biden said in an interview with BET on Tuesday that he would drop out of the presidential race if he developed a medical condition that prevented him from running.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in March that people who test positive for Covid no longer need to isolate for five days.

The CDC's latest guidance recommends that people who test positive stay home and away from others, noting that people can resume normal activity after symptoms are improving and there is no fever without "fever-reducing medication" for at least 24 hours.

After resuming regular activities, the CDC encourages people to still wear a mask and maintain distance from others for five days.


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17 Jul 2024, 11:34 pm

It doesn't sound like he's that seriously ill, but these days you never know, especially when you're an old fossil.



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18 Jul 2024, 10:29 am

It sounds like this is the third time he got COVID.

President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking the third time in the past two years the president has tested positive for the virus.

The White House on Wednesday said Biden was “experiencing mild symptoms” and would return to Delaware to self-isolate and “carry out all of his duties fully during that time.” He received his first dose of Paxlovid, an antiviral therapy produced by Pfizer.

The White House noted Biden is vaccinated and boosted.

Biden, 81, first tested positive for COVID in July 2022, after which he isolated at the White House and began taking Paxlovid.

Source: How many times has President Biden tested positive for COVID-19?


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18 Jul 2024, 10:54 am

IMO, the timing of this looks suspicious. It would be very convenient and face saving for him to drop out of the presidential race due to his health by orders of his doctor.



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18 Jul 2024, 11:11 am

Aspinator wrote:
IMO, the timing of this looks suspicious. It would be very convenient and face saving for him to drop out of the presidential race due to his health by orders of his doctor.


Eh, reports so far make it sound minor, so that doesn't sound like the best scenario for this to be intentional.


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18 Jul 2024, 11:25 am

Ok I got to put my proverbial tin foil hat on here, this sounds like a way to make a possible exit. It could go something like- " after a long consultation with my doctor, I've decided that I will not seek or accept another term as president, therefore I am leaving the race".

I could be wrong but just thinking that.


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18 Jul 2024, 8:04 pm

I wish the poor old man a successful recovery.


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20 Jul 2024, 12:18 am

Aspinator wrote:
IMO, the timing of this looks suspicious. It would be very convenient and face saving for him to drop out of the presidential race due to his health by orders of his doctor.


Or to get sympathy after his opponent just got shot at.


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