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Year and a half in office for president biden without receiving covid but at the same time white house officials had always indicated that it was possible he would get it. they weren't shying away from that fact and in this moment and we've seen that moment now come that he would be given the best care and that their level of concern about what would happen was minimal at this point but naturally, of course, we'll hear from the white house and from dr. jha later today in which we'll get more information about what happens now moving forward. >> we just got news on that, mike, as you were talki...

And on paxlovid he still could progress over the next 24 to 48 hours so this is someone obviously because of age you want to watch very closely and i think we should not be profoundly disappointed if we find out that he is brought to walter reed for observation and for closer monitoring. i'm hoping that doesn't happen. i think it's more likely he won't require that but that is a possibility that i think we should be watching for over the next 24, 48 hours. >> talk to me about the timing of the boosters because dr. gupta brought it up as well. you talk about when it is he got his second booster...

The press pool. those 13 reporters and photographers who travel very closely with the president. those folks are always tested with a rapid test on the day that they are going to be in contact or traveling with the president. i presume that the white house will be doing contact tracing around those officials who are with him. some of those members who traveled and flew with the president on air force one, again, air force one is also still requiring masks on board, even though that federal travel mask mandate has fallen for commercial flights. the white house has insisted on maintaining masks ...

Described in japan will not happen in america, that is not the reality. and this discussion now among municipalities and cities about do we reinstitute mask mandates indoors, this really comes to the fore again now. >> reporter: the white house has been talking about this, and dr. jha, we'll hear from him, the covid response coordinator at the white house. he is going to appear this afternoon in front of cameras to talk. obviously, he will answer questions from reporters there. we'll see if maybe joe biden's doctor also answers questions. we're waiting for that. so yeah, the white house watch ...

>> all right, with me now nbc's mike memoli at the white house. dr. vin gupta is here, medical contributor joining us as well. memoli, let me go to you first and reset what you know about how the president is doing and what's being done to monitor his condition during this time. >> reporter: well, we just heard in the last half hour to dr. kevin o'connor, the president's chief physician, has been his chief physician since his time as vice president so a long relationship, he indicated that, yes, the president is experiencing mild symptoms, a runny nose, a little bit of fatigue, these symptoms ...