Biden Has Covid: Here's What An Over-80 Can Expect
Date
7/18/2024 2:12:22 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times)
If US Politics leading up to the 2024 presidential election were a hollywood thriller, it would be a movie full of plot twists and surprises. The latest twist is President Joe Biden has COVID and is isolating at home.
Biden's doctor says his symptoms are mild and include a runny nose, cough and generally feeling unwell. His temperature, oxygen levels and respiratory rate are said to be normal.
Biden, who has been diagnosed with Covid twice before, has received his Covid vaccine and booster shots, and has taken the first dose of the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
No doubt, Biden will be receiving the best of medical care. Yet, as much recent media coverage reminds us, he is 81 years old.
So let's look at what it means for an 81-year-old man to have Covid in 2024. Of course, Biden is not just any man, but we'll come to that later.
Luckily, it's not 2020
If we were back in 2020, a Covid diagnosis at this age would have been a big deal.
This was a time before Covid vaccines, before specific Covid treatments and before we knew as much about Covid as we do today. Back then, being over 80 and being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the virus that causes Covid) represented a significant threat to your health.
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