US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a 'rebound' case seen in a small percentage of patients who take the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
Biden previously described his experience with Covid as mild, saying he was able to continue working while in isolation and attributed his relative ease with the disease to vaccines and other treatments.US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again on Saturday in what the White House doctor described as a"rebound" case seen in a small percentage of patients who take the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
The forced isolation comes as the White House was hoping to celebrate some recent legislative victories to help boost Biden's slumping poll ratings. A small but significant percentage of people who take Paxlovid will suffer a relapse or a rebound that occurs days after the five-day treatment course has ended, studies have shown.
A White House official said contact tracing efforts were underway Saturday after Biden's positive Covid-19 test.
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