Biden Backs Out Of Speech After Testing Positive For COVID-19
LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the leader of a Hispanic civil rights group announced Wednesday while explaining why he would not be delivering a speech as planned. Biden is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement, noting that he has been vaccinated and boosted. KENT NISHIMURA via Getty Images The president’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, released a statement with more details on his condition, saying that Biden has upper respiratory symptoms along with a “non-productive cough” and “general malaise.” “He felt okay for his first event of the day, but given that he was not feeling better, point of care testing for COVID-19 was conducted,” O’Connor said. O’Connor noted: “His symptoms remain mild, his respiratory rate is normal at 16, his temperature is normal at 97.8 and his pulse oximetry is normal at 97%.” Also on Wednesday, a portion of an interview Biden gave to BET revealed that he would consider ending his bid for reelection if a medical issue arose that made it difficult for him to carry out his duties.
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