Joe Biden remains positive for COVID-19 but “continues to feel well” according to his doctor.

United States President Joe Biden returned positive for COVID-19 this Sunday after the White House announced yesterday that another test confirmed he still has the disease, his physician Kevin O’Connor explained in a statement. distributed by the White House.

The president, however, “continues to feel good” and continues to work from the residence of the presidential mansion in order to remain in isolation and not infect others, O’Connor explained.

The doctor considered that a positive test result COVID-19 arrives “without surprises”, because Joe Biden Yesterday he tested positive.

On July 21, the White House announced that the president had contracted the coronavirus. COVID-19 and on July 27, he came out of isolation after testing negative the day before.

However, after four consecutive days, a negative antigen test result on Saturday, July 30, showed that the virus was still present in the president’s body.

Paxlovid treatment

O’Connor attributed the positive result Joe Biden to the effects of the oral antiretroviral drug Paxlovid, which he took for five days to relieve his symptoms.

According to the doctor, this anti-covid pill may have a “rebound effect”, which he experiences. Joe Biden79 years old who received two doses of the vaccine and two booster doses.

U.S. health authorities acknowledged in May that Paxlovid, a drug manufactured by Pfizer, may cause a “rebound” effect, but continue to recommend its use in adults and those over 12 years of age, especially when these people are at risk of complications from COVID-19.

The “rebound” effect can appear 2-8 days after your initial recovery and is manifested by the reappearance of symptoms or a positive test result, as listed on their U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its English acronym) website.

Since the virus is still present in the body Joe BidenThe White House has suspended two trips planned for the coming days, one to Delaware and one to Michigan.

In addition, he had to postpone a visit he planned to make on Saturday to a group of war veterans who are protesting outside the Capitol because Republicans this week blocked the approval of a bill that would help those exposed to poisonous substances. while serving in the Armed Forces.

Biden tweet

“COVID got in my way,” he complained. Joe Biden this Sunday on Twitter.

Instead of going to their place, he contacted the group on FaceTime and asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Dennis McDonough to deliver the pizza.

Joe Biden He posted a video on Twitter showing him speaking to the group via FaceTime. He appears seated on a sofa on the porch of the White House, wearing a blue cap bearing the seal of the President of the United States.

(As reported by EFE)

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