President Biden tests positive for COVID-19

Biden, 79, is taking the antiviral pill Paxlovid.

ByEmily Shapiro

July 21, 2022, 11:01 PM

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President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time Thursday morning, the White House said.

Biden, 79, has « very mild symptoms » and is taking Paxlovid, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.