Jill Biden Tests Positive For COVID, Has Mild Symptoms

CNN reports:

First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, her spokesperson said Tuesday.

“After testing negative for Covid-19 on Monday during her regular testing cadence, the First Lady began to develop cold-like symptoms late in the evening. She tested negative again on a rapid antigen test, but a PCR test came back positive,” said Elizabeth Alexander, her communications director.

The first lady, who is double vaccinated and twice boosted, is taking Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral drug, per Alexander.

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First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House says. She’s experiencing mild symptoms.https://t.co/vQYfGiisVk

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