Covid Vaccine Policy: Novak Djokovic Should Play at U.S. Open

Last week, it was announced that President Joe Biden had contracted Covid-19. The president, who has been fully vaccinated and has taken virtually every precaution possible, has traveled overseas, including a recent trip to Saudi Arabia. With his numerous public events over the past several weeks, his viral exposure could have occurred almost anywhere.

Thankfully, Biden has suffered only very mild symptoms. And there is no shame in contracting coronavirus, particularly at this point in the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 70 percent of the American public has contracted the virus at least once since the beginning of 2020. The simple reality is that most of us will get it, with or without the vaccine. The only question is how severe it will be.

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Pradheep J. Shanker is a radiologist who focuses on health policy.

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Last week, it was announced that President Joe Biden had contracted Covid-19. The president, who has been fully vaccinated and has taken virtually every precaution possible, has traveled overseas, including a recent trip to Saudi Arabia. With his numerous public events over the past several weeks, his viral exposure could have occurred almost anywhere.

Thankfully, Biden has suffered only very mild symptoms. And there is no shame in contracting coronavirus, particularly at this point in the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 70 percent of the American public has contracted the virus at least once since the beginning of 2020. The simple reality is that most of us will get it, with or without the vaccine. The only question is how severe it will be.