President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 21, 2022.AP Photo/Evan Vucci
- President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the White House announced.
- The 79-year-old is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots.
President Joe Biden on Thursday tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced.
This is the first time he has tested positive for the virus.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that Biden, who tested positive on Thursday morning, is "experiencing very mild symptoms" and "has begun taking Paxlovid," an antiviral drug.
Biden received his first two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December 2020 and January 2021, and received two Pfizer booster shots in September 2021 and March 2022, making his case a so-called breakthrough infection.