Last week, after news broke that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, the administration worked to play down the severity and risk to the septuagenarian commander-in-chief. After a status update from his staff that his symptoms were "mild" and improving with Paxlovid, another narrative around his update surfaced from the administration: Biden was still working, albeit remotely.
"The president right now feels well enough to continue working, and he has continued to work at a brisk pace," White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters last week.
