Jill Biden treated for puncture on foot after Hawaii visit
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Updated:Ā July 29, 2021 at 10:21 PM
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First lady Jill Biden speaks after touring a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a high school in Waipahu, Hawaii, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)President Joe Biden walks off of Marine One at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, July 29, 2021. Biden is there because first lady Jill Biden is having a procedure to remove an object that became lodged in her foot while walking on a Hawaiian beach earlier this week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)President Joe Biden steps outside to make a phone call while at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, July 29, 2021, with first lady Jill Biden who is having a procedure to remove an object that became lodged in her foot while walking on a Hawaiian beach earlier this week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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First lady Jill Biden speaks after touring a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at a high school in Waipahu, Hawaii, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
WASHINGTON ā First lady Jill Biden underwent a medical procedure Thursday to flush out debris from a puncture wound on her left foot, her spokesperson said.
Michael LaRosa said Jill Biden's foot was punctured while she walking on a beach in Hawaii last weekend, but it was āunclear what object caused the puncture.ā
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After the procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, LaRosa said, āThe wound is now clean, free of infection and it is anticipated that it will heal nicely.ā
President Joe Biden joined his wife at Walter Reed for the procedure. The Bidens returned to the White House Thursday night.
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