--- title: "White House Says President Joe Biden Has COVID" description: "According to a White House statement, president Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing \"very mild symptoms.\"" date: "2022-07-21" modified: "2022-07-21" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/president-joe-biden-positive-covid" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "joe biden" --- # White House Says President Joe Biden Has COVID ![According to a White House statement, president Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms."]() *\Image: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images\* According to a [White House statement](), president Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. They say he's experiencing "very mild symptoms," likely because he's vaccinated and has also received two booster shots so far. In other words, it appears to be yet more evidence that vaccinations are indeed effective at preventing more severe symptoms of the disease — even for people of Biden's age. The president turned 79 in November. He's not the first US president to test positive for COVID. In October 2020, president Donald Trump and his wife Melania both [tested positive](). Biden will be participating in his planned meetings as scheduled "via phone and Zoom from the residence," according to the statement, to avoid infecting others. He is also taking Paxlovid, a commonly used COVID treatment drug produced by vaccine maker Pfizer that's been [shown to significantly reduce the risk of death]() from the coronavirus. "Out of an abundance of transparency, the White House will provide a daily update on the President's status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation," the White House said. Biden previously tested negative on Tuesday, they said. **More on COVID-19:** *[Trump Admits That He Can't Mention the COVID Vaccine in Front of His Followers]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()