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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s risk of serious illness is dramatically lowered since he is double boosted and vaccinated, White House COVID-19 response chief Ashish Jha said on Thursday.
Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working but in isolation, the White House said earlier in the day.
(Reporting by Steve Holland and Nandita Bose in Washington; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
