US President Joe Biden, who tested positive for Covid on Thursday, is getting better and better and is well supportive of his treatment, his personal doctor said in a letter released by the White House on Saturday.
“His symptoms continue to improve,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor, who had already said the day before that the president was better.
The 79-year-old US president still suffers from a sore throat, cough, muscle aches and a runny nose. The Democrat, who received a full Covid-19 vaccine, is being treated with paxlovid, an anti-Covid pill from Pfizer.
Probably infected with subvariant BA.5
He “continues to tolerate treatment well,” his doctor said. This antiviral drug works by decreasing the ability of the virus to replicate, thus stopping the progression of the disease.
It is recommended in the United States for people at risk of developing a severe case of the disease, a category in which the US president falls due to his age.
The president was likely infected with the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, Kevin O’Connor added. Highly contagious, this variant is dominant in the country, where it accounts for approximately 80% of cases.
Source: BFM TV
