First lady Jill Biden recovers from COVID again, returning to Washington
Biden first tested positive for COVID on Aug. 15 while vacationing in South Carolina
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First lady Jill Biden has tested negative for COVID-19 and returns to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
Biden's communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, announced the results in a Monday evening statement.
The first lady had been isolating at her family's house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
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She first tested positive for the virus on Aug. 15 when she and the president were vacationing in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ONCE AGAIN IN REBOUND CASE
She tested positive a second time on Aug. 24 and, at that time, her spokesperson said she was not experiencing any symptoms.
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Biden, who is 71, has been fully vaccinated and boosted twice with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
She was prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN TESTS NEGATIVE FOR COVID-19, IS DELAWARE-BOUND
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Paxlovid is authorized for emergency use in people ages 12 and older who are at high risk for severe illness from the virus.
A minority of those who are prescribed Paxlovid have experienced a rebound case of COVID-19.
President Biden has also had a rebound case of the virus and was identified as a close contact of his wife.
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The White House said that the 79-year-old president was undergoing more frequent testing for the virus as a precaution.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.