Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again in ‘Rebound’ Case
First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 in what appears to be a rebound case after taking Paxlovid, according to her office on Wednesday.
“After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has tested positive for COVID-19 by antigen testing,” the first lady’s spokeswoman, Kelsey Donohue, said in a statement. “This represents a ‘rebound’ positivity.”
“The First Lady has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and will remain in Delaware where she has reinitiated isolation procedures,” she added. “The White House Medical Unit has conducted contact tracing and close contacts have been notified.”
The 71-year-old first tested positive for the virus on Aug. 16 while in South Carolina, according to her office, which also confirmed she started taking a course of the Pfizer-made Paxlovid. The first lady has received both vaccine doses and two booster shots….