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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

What is Paxlovid rebound?

REUTERS

President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time on Saturday, nine days after his original diagnosis and several days after testing negative.

The president’s physician, Dr Kevin O’Connor, said the most recent infection was due to “rebound COVID positivity” as a result of treatment from the drug Paxlovid.

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