White House officials have used President Biden's positive test for COVID-19 to stress the importance of getting vaccinated against the virus as a new variant spread across the country.
"Because the president is fully vaccinated, double boosted, his risk of serious illness is dramatically lower," Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House's coronavirus coordinator, told reporters at a press briefing.
"We have worked very hard over the last 18 months to make sure we have plenty of vaccines, plenty of therapies, that people can get tested on a regular basis… and we all know from medicine that early treatment is always better," Jha added.
Biden, 79, tested positive for the virus earlier Thursday as part of routine testing, the White House said. He has mild symptoms, but officials have said he is still working from the residence and doing well.
When asked about the president's risk of serious illness and his condition, Jha repeatedly returned to the importance of Biden having gotten two vaccine shots, plus two booster shots to guard against the virus.
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