Biden's symptoms "have improved" after COVID-19 treatment: physician
STORY: Biden's symptoms "have improved" after COVID-19 treatment: physician
DATELINE: July 23, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:44
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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STORYLINE:
U.S. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 symptoms "have improved" after the first full day of treatment, the White House physician said on Friday.
Biden's temperature reached 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit (37.4 degrees Celsius) Thursday evening and was given Tylenol, a fever reducer, according to a memo from Dr. Kevin O'Connor.
"His temperature has remained normal since then," O'Connor wrote, adding that his symptoms remain characterized as runny nose, fatigue, and "loose" cough.
Biden's "voice is deeper" Friday morning and "his pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation remain entirely normal, on room air," the physician said.
O'Connor noted Biden is "tolerating treatment well" and will continue to
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