The essentials The American President is again positive for Covid-19. However, he had tested negative on Tuesday evening. Joe Biden is the victim of ‘rebound positivity’. Explanations.
Like all of us, Joe Biden thought for a while after being positive for Covid-19 that he was quiet about the virus. He had tested negative on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Patratas Saturday morning: The American President is positive again! If he is not experiencing any symptoms this time, he has decided to isolate himself to protect those around him and his staff.
How to explain the result of the antigen test that the American President underwent? Joe Biden personally tweeted that his case is “happening to a small minority of people.” How is that possible?
A quick update. pic.twitter.com/FgT1sGlZCY
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 30, 2022
The President’s doctor, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, stated that Joe Biden is not the victim of reinfection but of “rebound positivity”. He has no symptoms, “feels absolutely fine”, but is contagious again. Joe Biden had already received the two age-appropriate booster doses.
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This scenario would occur in patients treated with Paxlovid, the anti-Covid-19 antiviral treatment from the Pfizer lab. This treatment works by reducing the ability of the virus to replicate, thereby slowing the progression of the disease. When given within three days of symptoms appearing, it significantly reduces the risk of hospitalization or death.
The cause of this still weak outbreak of the epidemic has not yet been identified. The risk for patients is not to get sick again, but to re-circulate the Covid-19.