President Joe Biden has not been in close contact with Harris due to their recent travel schedules, according to her press secretary.
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normalcy.
Harris' diagnosis comes a month after her husband, Doug Emhoff, recovered from the virus, as a wave of cases of the highly transmissible omicron subvariant has spread through Washington's political class, infecting Cabinet members, White House staffers and lawmakers including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., tested positive on Tuesday, his office said.
After more than two years and nearly a million deaths in the U.S., the virus is still killing more than 300 people a day in the U.S., according to the CDC. The unvaccinated are at a far greater risk, more than twice as likely to test positive and nine times as likely to die from the virus as those who have received at least a primary dose of the vaccines, according to the public health agency.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID; Joe Biden not 'close contact'President Joe Biden has not been in close contact with Harris due to their recent travel schedules, according to her press secretary.
Read more »
Harris Positive for COVID-19, Biden Not ‘Close Contact'Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to revert to pre-pandemic normalcy.
Read more »
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not ‘close contact’BREAKING: The White House reports that Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 on both rapid and PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.” Harris is vaccinated and also got a booster dose.
Read more »
Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19, Biden not ‘close contact’The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”
Read more »
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not ‘close contact’The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.” Harris will isolate at her residence but continue to work remotely.
Read more »
Biden suspected Kamala Harris team of sabotaging rivals during veep searchDuring a bruising vetting process to name his vice presidential running mate in 2020, Joe Biden wondered whether advisers to Kamala Harris were behind the flood of negative press coverage that engulfed some of her well-placed rivals.
Read more »