Health experts say during clinical trials, rebound cases happened in only 1 to 2% of people.
However, with more instances of rebound cases happening, researchers now re-evaluating the length of time that the drug Paxlovid is administered.The announcement comes four days after the President tested negative, and was cleared from his first positive test on July 21st.In a memo, White House physician Dr. Kevin C. O'Connor said the President will be following strict isolation procedures after testing positive again.
"The official policy of the of the US Government is that is still a rare event, but I have a feeling it's probably happening on a much more frequent basis than we currently understand," Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine expert with Baylor College of Medicine said.
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