(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden, still sounding mildly hoarse, said he was on his way to a “total recovery” from Cvoid-19 four days after testing positive for the virus.
“I’m feeling great. You know, I’ve had two full nights of sleep — all the way through,” Biden told reporters Monday after a virtual meeting to discuss an ongoing semiconductor shortage with companies that rely on the devices.
“My voice is still raspy,” he said. But the president, 79, added that he was “feeling better every day.”
“I think I’m on my way to full, total recovery,” he said.
Biden’s physician said earlier in the day that his Covid-19 symptoms have “almost completely resolved.”
“At this point he only notes some residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness,” White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a Monday memo. Previously, the president experienced a sore throat, fatigue, coughs and a runny nose.
Biden has been taking Pfizer Inc.’s Paxlovid since he tested positive for the virus Thursday, and O’Connor said he continues to respond as expected to the treatment.
Some patients have reported rebounds after taking Paxlovid pills, in which symptoms return after initial improvement. However, White House Covid-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said rebound rates stand at about 5%.
Biden and other administration officials used the event Monday with company executives and labor leaders to make the case for a China competition bill would provide billions in incentives for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. A final Senate vote on the measure is expected this week.
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“Congress must pass this bill as soon as possible so we can get it to my desk,” Biden said.
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