Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, never reported any abnormalities in Biden's pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate or oxygen saturation throughout his infection, which was first discovered on Thursday.īiden finished his five-day course of Paxlovid, a key COVID treatment, 36 hours ago, O'Connor wrote in a memo Wednesday morning that was subsequently released by the White House. The president likely had the highly contagious BA.5 subvariant, and his symptoms included a runny nose, cough, sore throat, a slight fever and body aches, the White House has said. "Let's keep emerging from one of the darkest moments of our history with hope and light for what can come," Biden said. His comments mark a continuation of his White House's message that while the coronavirus is here to stay - something many public health experts have long been warning and fighting against - life can go largely back to normal for many, if not all, Americans. Right now, we have the tools to keep you from getting severely ill or dying from COVID, but we're not stopping there." At the same time, my administration remains vigilant. "You can live without fear by doing what I did - get boosted, get tested and get treatment. That isn't the case anymore," Biden said. "COVID was killing thousands of Americans a day when I got here. He contrasted that experience with predecessor Donald Trump, who also became sick with COVID but at a much earlier stage in the pandemic. "You don't need to be president to get these tools used for your defense," he said. We got through COVID with no fear, I got through it with no fear, a very mild discomfort because of these essential, life-saving tools," he said.
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"You can now prevent most COVID deaths, and that's because of three free tools the Biden administration has invested in and distributed this past year: booster shots, at-home tests easy-to-use, effective treatments. MORE: Biden's COVID symptoms 'almost completely resolved,' doctor says Speaking for roughly 10 minutes, the president tied his own recovery to what he called his administration's successful efforts in tackling the pandemic.
"Even if you get COVID, you can avoid winding up with a severe case," Biden said from the Rose Garden late Wednesday morning, in his first public appearance after back-to-back negative antigen test results. After five days working in isolation at the White House, President Joe Biden reemerged on Wednesday - and told the American public that his mild bout of COVID-19 was a testament to the power of vaccines and therapeutics.
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