For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds.
, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel any notion of a crisis.
Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: “I’m doing well, getting a lot of work done. And, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. And keep the faith. It’s going to be OK.”On Friday, Biden was scheduled to meet virtually with his economic team and senior advisors to discuss congressional priorities.
In a lengthy briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said repeatedly that the White House had been as transparent as possible about the president’s health. But she parried with reporters over specifics. And when pressed about where Biden might have contracted the virus, she responded, “I don’t think that that matters, right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment.
“That’s the balance that we have to strike,” Osterholm said. “The president of the United States will do very well. But that may not be true for everyone.”
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