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Posted: 2022-08-16T13:43:07Z | Updated: 2022-08-16T14:22:27Z

First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced Tuesday.

Biden, 71, is fully vaccinated and twice boosted. She is vacationing in South Carolina at a private residence with President Joe Biden , who tested negative for the virus Tuesday, officials said.

The first lady is being treated with the antiviral therapy Paxlovid and will return to the White House after receiving two consecutive negative COVID-19 tests, while the president will return to Washington as part of his regular schedule, officials said.