Biden and Trump: a tale of 2 presidents with Covid-19
- The Biden White House appears to have been far more transparent about Biden’s positive diagnosis than Trump
- When Donald Trump tested positive in 2020, vaccines weren’t available and treatment options were limited
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US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19
More than two years into the pandemic, a second US president has tested positive for Covid-19.
Both are men of advanced age – Biden is 79, while Trump was 74 at the time – meaning their mortality risk is many times greater than younger groups.
Key differences however include the advent of vaccines, highly effective treatments, and a downward mutation in the severity of the virus in the time between both cases.
Trump was in the middle of campaigning for re-election in October 2020 when he dropped his bombshell announcement on Twitter, sending global stock markets tumbling.
Vaccines were still another two months away and the former real estate tycoon’s age, weight and lifestyle put him at special risk for Covid-19’s worst outcomes.
