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canyonwalkerIt's in the news today that President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19.
"It's About Time," read one news headline.
WAIT, WHAT?!
The article explained that even for President Biden, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted (and, I would add, receives a level of medical care that surpasses practically anyone else in the US), it was still just a matter of "When, not if" he'd get Covid-19.
Sadly, that's where we are with Covid-19 today. It's when you get it, not if you get it.
Well, I haven't gotten Covid-19 yet. I know the chances are high I will sometime, even though like President Biden I am fully vaccinated and twice boosted. Though I don't have to travel as frequently as he does or meet as many people f2f as he does. ...Then again, I don't have a whole phalanx of security around me to screen who gets close to me. (I wonder, does the Biden White House do rapid-test parties every day like the Trump White House did in 2020?)
Anyway, President Biden seems to be doing reasonably well so far. After testing positive he started taking Paxlovid. He's got mild symptoms and is working remotely from the White House. At 79 years old, though, he's at higher risk of trouble than a lot of the rest of us. Best wishes on a speedy recovery!
"It's About Time," read one news headline.
WAIT, WHAT?!
The article explained that even for President Biden, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted (and, I would add, receives a level of medical care that surpasses practically anyone else in the US), it was still just a matter of "When, not if" he'd get Covid-19.
Sadly, that's where we are with Covid-19 today. It's when you get it, not if you get it.
Well, I haven't gotten Covid-19 yet. I know the chances are high I will sometime, even though like President Biden I am fully vaccinated and twice boosted. Though I don't have to travel as frequently as he does or meet as many people f2f as he does. ...Then again, I don't have a whole phalanx of security around me to screen who gets close to me. (I wonder, does the Biden White House do rapid-test parties every day like the Trump White House did in 2020?)
Anyway, President Biden seems to be doing reasonably well so far. After testing positive he started taking Paxlovid. He's got mild symptoms and is working remotely from the White House. At 79 years old, though, he's at higher risk of trouble than a lot of the rest of us. Best wishes on a speedy recovery!
