Coronavirus Watch: Biden tests positive again in 'rebound' COVID case
President Joe Biden tested positive again Saturday morning for COVID-19 as part of a virus "rebound" that patients treated with the antiviral medication Paxlovid sometimes experience, his doctor said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Biden's chief medical adviser, also experienced a rebound of his COVID infection in June that he said was the result of the drug..
So what does it mean to get a 'rebound' case of COVID after taking Paxlovid? And what should you do if it happens to you?
Reporter Karen Weintraub has you covered here.
It's Monday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network. Here's more news to know:
- Major League Baseball teams always face stress around the organization's trade deadline, but the COVID vaccination status of players is throwing a further wrench in some trade talks this year.
- A new study suggests raccoon dogs, a spaniel-size canine bred and sold in China, may have been the intermediary source for COVID-19, catching the virus from bats and spreading it to people at a Chinese market.
- After the CDC ended its COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships last month, cruise lines including Carnival and Royal Caribbean have announced changes to their health and safety protocols.
See our COVID-19 resource guide here. See total reported cases and deaths here. On vaccinations: About 78% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 67% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.
– Cady Stanton, Paste BN Nation NOW reporter, @cady_stanton