President Joe Biden Receives COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccines at White House

Washington. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, received the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual influenza vaccine yesterday, Friday, the White House announced this Saturday.

White House doctor Kevin O’Connor said in a statement that Biden, 80, received the vaccines simultaneously on Friday and explained that a few weeks ago he was also vaccinated against human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). which affected a significant portion of the American population last winter, especially children and the elderly.

“As we enter cold and flu season, the president encourages all Americans to follow his lead and check with their doctor or pharmacist to make sure they are fully vaccinated,” O’Connor said.

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized an updated Covid-19 vaccine adapted to new variants for everyone over 6 months old.

Additionally, CDC is allowing the simultaneous administration of the COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu vaccine in an effort to make vaccination easier for Americans.

On the other hand, the RSV vaccine, which Biden also received, was authorized by the country’s health authorities in May and is recommended for individuals over 60 years of age, but it is recommended that it be administered separately from influenza vaccines and the coronavirus.

At 80 years old, Biden is the oldest president in US history.

The president had COVID-19 in July of last year. Additionally, earlier this month, first lady Jill Biden said she had tested positive for the virus, although she only had mild symptoms.

COVID-19 infections are on the rise in the United States, where coronavirus hospitalizations increased by 7.7% in the week of September 3 to 9, according to the latest available data, and deaths grew by 4.5% on those same dates. .

In any case, it is difficult to know how many cases there are currently in the United States, because many states have stopped counting them.

2023-09-23 20:00:03
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