Whoopi Goldberg Misses ‘The View’ Premiere After Getting COVID – ‘Yes, It’s Back’

Whoopi Goldberg missed the season 27 premiere of the ABC talk show “The View” on Tuesday morning after testing positive for COVID-19, with her co-host Joy Behar seemingly gleefully telling the audience “yes, it’s back!”

Whoopi Goldberg Tests Positive For COVID-19 

“We’re back. Thank you, this is the premiere show of our 27th year on the air,” Behar, 80, said as she kicked off the show. “I was here for all of it, except for two, when they canned me. When they sacked my behind.”

This was a reference to when Behar was inexplicably fired from “The View” back in 2013, only to be brought back two years later in 2015.

“As you can see, Whoopi is not here, she has COVID,” Behar continued. “Yes, it’s back, it’s back, but she’s on the mend, she’s on the tail end, and she’ll probably be back this week. But, sorry she’s not here, for those of you that were looking forward to seeing her.”

Entertainment Weekly reported that Goldberg previously tested positive for COVID-19 in January of 2022 and then again in November of last year, with the second bout forcing her to miss some episodes of “The View.” Back in February of this year, Goldberg was absent from “The View” as she dealt with a “bad virus” that Behar claimed was not related to COVID.

“It was a shock, because I’m triple vaxxed, I haven’t been anywhere, I haven’t done anything,” she said after her first COVID battle, according to Decider. “It’s one of those things where you think, I’ve done everything I was supposed to do… Yeah, it doesn’t stop omicron.

“I don’t know how much more proof people need to see that the vaccination — while it does not necessarily stop it from happening again — it is not happening at the same rate that it was,” Goldberg added. “I don’t know anybody that doesn’t know somebody who’s got it or has just gotten over it. That is not a good sign.”

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Jill Biden Has COVID

This comes after it was announced on Monday night that the First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.

“This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19,” her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander, said in a statement, according to Reuters. “She will remain at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.”

“She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms,” Alexander continued.

“She’ll be monitored by the White House medical team and follow their advice on when to return to the White House,” her press secretary Vanessa Valdivia added to ABC News this morning.

The White House claims that President Joe Biden has tested negative for COVID.

“Following the First Lady’s positive test for COVID-19, President Biden was administered a COVID test this evening,” the White House stated. “The President tested negative. The President will test at a regular cadence this week and monitor for symptoms.”

“The President will test at a regular cadence this week and monitor for symptoms,” added White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

Related: Trump Draws Line In the Sand on New Covid Rules and Mandates: ‘We Will Not Comply!’

Social Media Users Respond

Many social media users have pointed out how convenient it is that COVID-19 is suddenly making a comeback heading into another election year, given how much the lockdown appeared to help Democrats in 2020.

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