Despite an increase in infections from the virulent, but far less severe, Omicron version of the coronavirus, the White House has openly acknowledged the chance that Vice President Biden would test positive – while downplaying any possible repercussions.
Earlier this month, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said that "it is entirely conceivable that he would test positive for COVID," but added that "he has been vaccinated, boosted, and protected against the most severe strains of the virus."
Vice President Kamala Harris of the United States tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, although she is asymptomatic and is not deemed a present intimate contact of President Joe Biden, according to the White House.
"Vice President Harris showed positive results for Covid-19 on both fast and PCR testing today," the White House said. According to Harris' press secretary, Kirsten Allen, "she has shown no signs of illness, will isolate herself, and will continue to work from the Vice President's mansion."
The president and first lady have not maintained regular touch with Harris because of their separate travel patterns, according to Allen, who added that Harris would "return to the White House" if her test results came back negative.
Biden talked with Harris via phone, and he "wanted to check in and make sure she had everything she needed while she quarantines at home," according to a White House statement. Biden is the vice president of the United States.
Jen Psaki, Biden's press secretary, said that the 79-year-old had tested negative for Covid on Monday.
As of Tuesday, numerous members of Congress had also revealed that they had tested positive for marijuana. Harris is the latest in a wave of instances that has swept through Washington's elite.
Despite the fact that Harris herself was negative for Covid, the vice president's husband, Doug Emhoff, contracted the illness in March.
Despite an increase in infections from the virulent, but far less severe, Omicron version of the coronavirus, the White House has openly acknowledged the chance that Vice President Biden would test positive – while downplaying any possible repercussions.
Earlier this month, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield said that "it is entirely conceivable that he would test positive for COVID," but added that "he has been vaccinated, boosted, and protected against the most severe strains of the virus."
"Covid may affect every American," Ashish Jha, the new White House Covid-19 response coordinator, told reporters. "There's a very, highly contagious form of the virus out there."
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