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Remarks: Joe Biden Addresses His COVID-19 Infection and Recovery - July 27, 2022
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Joe Biden Person
Joe Biden
Positive
00:00:00-00:00:10 (11 sec)
"As I was walking out, I thought I heard a rumbling in my staff saying, "Oh, he's back." [Laughter] Thanks for sticking around."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Negative
00:00:10-00:00:27 (17 sec)
"Hello, everyone. I've just tested negative for COVID-19 after isolating for five days. [Applause] Thankfully, I'll now be able to return to work in person."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:00:27-00:00:33 (6 sec)
"But I -- I want to thank you all for your well wishes, your prayers over this past week, and the calls I've gotten."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:00:33-00:00:39 (6 sec)
"I also want to thank the medical team here at the White House for the incredible care they gave me."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:00:39-00:00:48 (10 sec)
"Fortunately, God thankfully, God willing, there were -- my symptoms were mild, my recovery was quick, and I'm feeling great."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:00:48-00:01:03 (15 sec)
"The entire time I was in isolation, I was able to work to carry out the duties of the office and without any interruption. It's a real statement on where we are in the fight against COVID-19."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:03-00:01:16 (13 sec)
"Right now, we're -- we are facing a new variant, the BA.5 variant -- a very transmissible version of Omicron variant we saw here this past winter."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:01:16-00:01:24 (9 sec)
"In fact, this new variant that infected me is getting a lot of people infected all around the world, not just here in the United States."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:24-00:01:28 (4 sec)
"We should take precautions to try to slow the spread of this virus."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:01:28-00:01:35 (7 sec)
"My administration has made billions of dollars in funding available to improve ventilation in our schools and our public buildings."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:35-00:01:44 (9 sec)
"We've made tests widely available so you can take one before attending a large, indoor gatherings or visiting with high-risk individuals."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:01:44-00:01:54 (9 sec)
"We've made high-quality masks available for free, so you should consider wearing a mask when you're in a crowded, indoor public place."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:54-00:01:57 (3 sec)
"These precautions add an extra layer of protection"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:57-00:02:00 (3 sec)
"for you and for those around you."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:02:00-00:02:08 (8 sec)
"But the reality is that BA.5 means many of us are still going to get COVID even if we take the precautions."
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Joe Biden
Negative
00:02:08-00:02:12 (4 sec)
"That doesn't mean we are -- we were doing anything wrong."
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Joe Biden
Negative
00:02:12-00:02:21 (9 sec)
"Unfortunately, this COVID is still with us, as it has been for two and a half years. But our fight against COVID is making a huge difference"
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Joe Biden
Slightly Positive
00:02:21-00:02:32 (11 sec)
"What's different now is our ability to protect ourselves from serious illness due to COVID. In fact, that's radically different today than it was just a year ago."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:02:32-00:02:46 (14 sec)
"COVID isn't gone, but even with cases climbing in this country, COVID deaths are down nearly 90 percent. And when I took office -- that's 90 percent difference between today and when I took office."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:02:46-00:03:00 (14 sec)
"That's what's new -- that's what's new in COVID response, different from where we were just a year ago. Even if COVID -- if you get COVID, you can avoid winding up in a -- with a severe case."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:03:00-00:03:15 (16 sec)
"You can now prevent most COVID deaths. And that's because three free tools my administration has invested in and distributed this past year: booster shots; at-home tests; easy-to-use, effective treatments."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:03:15-00:03:24 (9 sec)
"We've got through COVID with no fear -- I got through it with no fear. A very mild discomfort because of these essentials, lifesaving tools."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:03:24-00:03:33 (8 sec)
"And guess what? I want to remind everybody: They are free. They are convenient. And they are safe, and they work."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:03:33-00:03:40 (8 sec)
"First, booster shots. They weren't available a year ago; they are now -- everywhere."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:03:40-00:04:00 (19 sec)
"Every person age five and over should get a booster shot. If you're over 50 years old, you should get two booster shots. I did. And if you have your boosters -- one, if you are under 50; two, if you are over 50 -- your odds of getting severely ill from COVID are very, very low."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Negative
00:04:00-00:04:05 (6 sec)
"Even older Americans are very unlikely to get severe COVID if they have two booster shots."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:04:05-00:04:18 (12 sec)
"Most COVID deaths are among those who are not up to date on their shots -- their COVID vaccinations. So if you're over 50 and you haven't gotten a booster shot this year, go get one right away."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:04:18-00:04:31 (13 sec)
"Go to COVID.gov, type in your ZIP Code, and find a place where you can get a booster shot for free, usually at a site that's less than five miles from your home."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:04:31-00:04:51 (20 sec)
"Second, at-home tests. A year ago, at-home tests were rare and expensive. Now everyone in America can get them for free, shipped to your door. Shipped to their door. There's no excuse. Again, go to COVID.gov and order at-home tests for free."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Negative
00:04:51-00:04:59 (8 sec)
"Testing to find out if your symptoms mean you have COVID is critical in getting treatment quickly."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:04:59-00:05:21 (22 sec)
"Third, treatments. If you test positive, you have a new powerful -- we have a new powerful treatment called Paxlovid. It wasn't available a year ago. It's now -- it's a pill. And now you can take these pills at home. You can get them for free at tens of thousands of local drug stores around the country."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:05:21-00:05:34 (13 sec)
"The Food and Drug Administration, the FDA, even put in a special rule so many pharmacists can prescribe these -- this particular drug so you don't even have to go to the doctor to get a prescription."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Negative
00:05:34-00:05:50 (16 sec)
"Millions of Americans have used Paxlovoid [sic] -- Paxlovid, excuse me -- Paxlovid. [Laughs] I tell you what: I think it's -- I used it. [Laughter] No -- Paxlovid, including me."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:05:50-00:05:57 (7 sec)
"This lifesaving drug reduces risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 by about 90 percent."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:05:57-00:06:16 (19 sec)
"Again, it's free, safe, and easy to take. And we've moved quickly to make it widely available, including the thousands of convenient test-to-treat sites where you can get tested and, if you need it, Paxlovid is at -- ready right then and there when you make your visit."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:06:16-00:06:23 (7 sec)
"Again, go to COVID.gov to find where test-to-treat sites are that are near you."
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Joe Biden
Negative
00:06:23-00:06:41 (18 sec)
"Here's the bottom line: When my predecessor got COVID, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed Medical Center. He was severely ill. Thankfully, he recovered. When I got COVID, I worked from upstairs of the White House -- in the offices upstairs -- and -- for the -- that five-day period."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:06:41-00:07:01 (20 sec)
"The difference is vaccinations, of course, but also three new tools free to all and widely available. You don't need to be a President to get these tools used for your defense. In fact, the same booster shots, the same at-home test, the same treatment that I got is available to you."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:07:01-00:07:09 (8 sec)
"My administration has made sure that all Americans across the country, from all walks of life, have free access to those tools."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Negative
00:07:09-00:07:23 (14 sec)
"COVID was killing thousands of Americans a day when I got here. That isn't the case anymore. You can live without fear by doing what I did: get boosted, get tested, and get treatment."
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Joe Biden
Leans Positive
00:07:23-00:07:26 (3 sec)
"At the same time, my administration remains vigilant."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Negative
00:07:26-00:07:33 (8 sec)
"Right now, we have the tools to keep you from getting severely ill or dying from COVID, but we're not stopping there."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:07:33-00:07:45 (12 sec)
"Earlier this week, we had a conference at the White House for -- about the next generation of vaccines, with a goal of keeping people from getting sick in the first place, getting COVID at all -- even getting it."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Negative
00:07:45-00:08:02 (17 sec)
"Let me close with this: Over the past 18 months, my administration has left no stone unturned in our fight against this pandemic. None. We brought down deaths by nearly 90 percent since I took office because of the help of all the people in this Rose Garden."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:08:02-00:08:11 (9 sec)
"Businesses and schools responded. Grandparents are hugging their kids and grandkids again. Weddings, birthdays, celebrations are happening in person again."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:08:11-00:08:19 (8 sec)
"So let's keep emerging from one of the darkest moments in our history with hope and light for what can come."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:19-00:08:36 (17 sec)
"Get vaccinated if you haven't gotten it already. And now, get boosted. Order your free test. And if you get sick and test positive, seek treatment. Take advantage of these lifesaving tools. We have more of these tools than we ever had before."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:36-00:08:48 (12 sec)
"And to my friends in Congress, let's keep investing in these tools -- vaccinations, treatments, tests, and more -- so we can help making them available to American -- the American people on a permanent basis."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:08:48-00:08:55 (7 sec)
"Let's get moving. When I say a "permanent basis": as long as they are needed. Let's keep moving forward safely."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:55-00:08:56 (2 sec)
"God bless you all."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Positive
00:08:56-00:09:08 (12 sec)
"And now I get to go back to the Oval Office. Thank you all very much. [Applause]"
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