Trump Quips About Paxlovid After Kennedy’s Sneeze During White House Briefing

At a White House briefing, a humorous moment arose when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sneezed in the presence of Donald Trump. Trump, reacting to the sneeze, humorously stated, “God bless you, Bobby. I hope I didn’t catch COVID just there,” drawing laughter from the room. The focus of the briefing was on initiatives to lower prescription drug costs, specifically through a deal with Pfizer, and also addressed efforts to lower insulin prices from Trump’s prior term. Trump then turned to Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and jokingly asked for Paxlovid, a medication used to treat COVID-19 symptoms, adding, “Give me one right away.”