Jill Biden Has COVID (Again)
[White House photo via Cheriss May]
I like her and of course hope she doesn’t have a severe case, but it’s so sad that being infected multiple times by a deadly virus—which does unknown long term damage to the immune and vascular systems—has been completely normalized thanks in part to her husband’s administration. Via CNN:
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced.
“This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,” the first lady’s spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement.
President Joe Biden tested negative, according to the White House.
Last summer, the first lady tested positive for Covid-19 while vacationing in South Carolina in August. President Joe Biden tested positive last July. Both experienced rebound cases shortly after being treated with Paxlovid.
[CNN]
It’s unconscionable that we’ve done nothing to come up with better treatments or vaccines (both Bidens have had at least two boosters in addition to the first series of shots), never mind the fact that preventative measures are all but obsolete. Masks are the new scarlet letter, and if you’re seen wearing one in public, people look at you like they want to kill you.
