In keeping with the White Home, President Joe Biden is more likely to have a BA.5 Covid-19 model, however his signs “proceed to enhance”.

“Her major signs, although much less troublesome, now embrace sore throat, rhinorrhea, free cough and physique aches,” White Home doctor Kevin O’Connor mentioned in a memo on Saturday.

O’Connor mentioned the president on Friday accomplished the second full day of Pfizer’s PaxLovid, an antiviral tablet that may cut back the danger of hospitalization for Covid-19 sufferers.

Whereas the president is responding to remedy “as anticipated”, he has possible contracted the BA.5 variant of Covid-19, which at the moment accounts for 70% to 85% of US infections.

Biden, who has been absolutely vaccinated and acquired two booster photographs, examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Thursday and reported “very delicate signs.”