Kavanaugh is the first sitting justice to test positive for the virus, although he is not showing symptoms.
, who tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated and showing no symptoms this week, tested negative for the virus as recently as Monday, the court said.
Justices were tested in advance of a private meeting Monday to discuss adding additional cases to their docket. They all tested negative at the time, including the 54-year-old Kavanaugh, the Associated Press reported.said she had COVID-19 a year prior to joining the high court.Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated and showing no symptoms this week, tested negative for the virus as recently as Monday.
It's unclear whether Kavanaugh will attend the opening of the court's new term Monday, when the justices will return to the courtroom to hear arguments after an 18-month absence because of the pandemic. Oral arguments scheduled for October, November and December will be in the courtroom, but those sessions will not be open to the public. The public will continue to be able to listen to live broadcasts of the arguments.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people without symptoms self-isolate for 10 days after a positive COVID test. Kavanaugh took his test and was informed of the results on Thursday, the court said. Kavanaugh's wife, Ashley, and daughters, all of whom are fully vaccinated, tested negative for the virus, the court said. Kavanaugh took part Wednesday in an annual three-mile run for charity in Washington that included other judges, elected officials, government workers and reporters. The court did not say how he might have come into contact with the virus.
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