Posted on 07/22/2022 1:15:20 PM PDT by lightman
Former White House COVID-19 testing chief Brett Giroir weighed in on former President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 diagnosis, saying that the president’s advanced age puts him “at risk” of severe symptoms.
A report issued Friday by the physician to the 79-year-old president (pdf) said that Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday night and his “temperature has remained normal since then,” according to the White House. He also took the Pfizer drug Paxlovid and is “tolerating treatment well” while it is anticipated that Biden will “respond favorably” to the treatment.
But Giroir, a pediatrician, told Fox News Friday that because of Biden’s “advanced age” and “underlying health conditions,” he’s “at risk.
“I think we need to be quite careful because the president is at advanced age,” Giroir advised. “He also has underlying health conditions, including Atrial fibrillation. He’s had previous aneurysms and strokes. So, I would be cautious. I wouldn’t be so rosy … that everything is going to be fine. He is at risk.”
Data and numerous studies have shown that elderly people have the greatest risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death of any age group. Meanwhile, children and young adults have the lowest risk.
“The other issue I would say is Paxlovid is a very good drug, but it has drug-drug interactions with many of the drugs I believe the president is on, including blood thinners or anti-coagulants, and it could cause dangerous changes in that,” Giroir added. “So, I’m sure the White House medical unit is on this and is monitoring that. But that is one issue with Paxlovid in addition to the rebound that I would watch for in the president.”
Paxlovid
The former Trump administration testing chief was making reference to alerts sent out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) several weeks ago to healthcare providers about the so-called “COVID rebound,” or a recurrence of symptoms, associated with Paxlovid.
Last month, White House adviser Anthony Fauci revealed that he was taking Paxlovid for COVID-19 and developed a recurrence of symptoms after testing negative for three days. Fauci, who at age 81 is also at risk, said he tested positive on the fourth day.
“Over the next day or so, I started to feel really poorly, much worse than in the first go around,” the longtime federal employee told a panel in late June. “So, I went back on Paxlovid and right now I am on my fourth day of a five-day course.”
As for Biden, he released a video on Twitter Thursday while speaking from a White House balcony saying he’s “fine” and is “keeping busy.”
On Friday, his account said that “Biden continued working from the White House this morning, including speaking by phone with his national security team.”
Wouldn’t that be a convenient way to get rid of him
Every work day, this president is ‘at risk’ of making a complete fool of himself, and by extension of this country.
My question: Isn’t this the second time he’s had it?
the president’s advanced age puts him “at risk” of severe symptoms...
losing the sense of smell may make him stop sniffing children...
otherwise, why would anyone care about demented puppet?
At risk - Brandon’s food shortages will result in tapioca rationing.
Maybe he should get a couple extra booster shots…
Brandon and his puppet master are a danger to the world.
Why should today be any different than the last 2 years.
We can only hope.
He probably was never vaccinated. They gave him saline more likely. Elites don’t want to deal with the possible side effects of the experimental vaccines.
Well, I hope he doesn’t die. The thought of Camala, oops Kamala Harris being president is too bitter to swallow.
Plus, the Democrats might get some sympathy votes for some very bad ideas.
For what? Kamel-ah?
There’s no good ending here.
They say I’m old, and my name’s Joe,
I’ve got a son, I’m told that he likes blow.
Well I don’t know if all that’s true,
‘Cause I’m senile, and baby, I got flu.
If she becomes president it will only accelerate their decline.
So this is how the clowns get rid of him?
Poor Brandon! Karma IS A BITCH!
Fauci took the Paxloid treatment...tested Neg...and then tested positive...and said the second time was MUCH worse and he was very ill.
I’ve thought the same about all of them...brandon, Fauci, schiff, etc
Double vaxed and boosted and the fraudster’s VAIDS is now maturing. So, what does he do? He tries to curtail the inevitable immune system demise by taking yet another Pfizer Covid emergency authorized concoction - Paxlovid. Eventually, there won’t be any band-aids left that work.
He should have gotten vaccinated when he had the chance
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