Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms
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First Lady Jill Biden, EdD, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday. She has been prescribed Paxlovid.
According to a statement from her communications director, Biden tested negative on Monday but developed cold-like symptoms late Monday evening. A rapid antigen test was negative, but a PCR test came back positive.
“The first lady is doublevaccinated, twice boosted, and only experiencing mild symptoms,” Elizabeth Alexander said.
Alexander said that in addition to taking a course of Paxlovid, Biden will isolate for at least 5 days, and that her close contacts have been notified of her positive test.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden tested negative Tuesday morning on an antigen test.
“Consistent with CDC guidance because he is a close contact of the first lady, he will mask for 10 days when indoors and in close proximity to others. We will also increase the president's testing cadence and report those results,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
The CDC loosened its guidance last week to say that, instead of quarantining, people exposed to COVID-19 should wear a high-quality mask for 10 days and get tested on day 5.
The president tested positive last month and also had mild symptoms. He experienced a rebound of COVID-19 after taking Paxlovid, testing positive again for a week.
References:
CDC. What to do if you were exposed to COVID-19. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/if-you-were-exposed.html. Accessed Aug. 16, 2022.
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