A lighthearted moment unfolded at the White House on Tuesday during a briefing by US President Donald Trump. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, standing just behind him, sneezed, prompting Trump to pause and joke: "God bless you, Bobby. I hope I didn't catch Covid just there."
Trump and the attendees broke into laughter. The briefing focused on plans to bring down the prescription drug costs through a deal with Pfizer, with Trump also speaking about efforts to cut insulin prices during his first administration.
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Amid the laughter, he turned to Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer, and joked that he should give him Paxlovid, the medicine used to treat Covid-19 symptoms. "Don't you have Paxlovid?" Trump asked. "He's got Paxlovid. Give me one right away," he quipped.
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