Kamala Harris

The vice-president's case is considered a “breakthrough” infection, as she is fully vaccinated and received a booster shot last October.

Those included the attorney general, Merrick Garland, commerce secretary Gina Raimondo and representatives Joaquín Castro and Adam Schiff. “She will follow CDC guidelines and the advice of her physicians. Harris’s case is considered a “breakthrough” infection, as she is fully vaccinated with two doses of Moderna’s vaccine and received a booster shot last October.

While Kamala Harris had not seen President Biden for eight days, her positive test renewed concerns about his vulnerability to the virus.

The last time the two were together was on April 18, according to a White House official. Officials have repeatedly emphasized that the White House maintains stricter measures than the C.D.C. advises. Mr. Emhoff told McClatchy News last week that he had isolated from his wife for 10 days while infected, staying in an upstairs room and having food brought up to him. Officials in the White House said they were contact tracing to determine who may have been near Ms. Harris in recent days. It takes about a week for a shot to boost the immune system. Ms. Harris was not at the dinner, but her communications director, Jamal Simmons, attended and tested positive afterward. He has been traveling and appearing in public more lately, including three trips out of town last week, which increases his potential exposure, and aides on Tuesday sounded resigned to the prospect that he may be infected eventually. Ms. Harris received her test results shortly after returning to the White House following several days in California, then left the West Wing without seeing Mr. Biden to isolate at the vice president’s residence. At least 80 guests at the Gridiron Dinner last month tested positive afterward, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and two members of Mr. Biden’s cabinet, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. “It is possible he could test positive for Covid, just like any American,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary. When it came back positive, she took a P.C.R. test, which also came back positive. In an evenly split Senate, Democrats need every member plus the vice president’s tiebreaking vote to overcome uniform Republican opposition.

Ms Harris tested positive on both rapid and PCR tests but “has exhibited no symptoms”, the White House said. President Joe Biden was not considered a 'close ...

The unvaccinated are at a far greater risk, more than three times as likely to test positive and 20 times as likely to die from the virus than those who have received at least a primary dose of the vaccines, according to the public health agency. Ms Allen said Ms Harris would follow Centres for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines “and the advice of her physicians”. Vice president Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid-19, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the US eases restrictions in a bid to revert to pre-pandemic normality.

The White House said neither US President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden were considered a "close contact" of Harris in recent days.

"She will follow CDC guidelines and the advice of her physicians. The White House said neither US President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden were considered a "close contact" of Ms Harris in recent days. The White House said neither US President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden were considered a "close contact" of Harris in recent days.

Ms Harris has not been in close contact with president Joe Biden due to travel schedules.

Ms Harris has not been in close contact with president Joe Biden or first lady Jill Biden due to their travel schedules, her press secretary Kirsten Allen said. Both Mr Biden and Ms Harris are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and have received two booster shots. – Reuters

The vice president has no symptoms and will isolate and work from the vice president's residence at the Naval Observatory.

Harris is the latest top government official to test positive for COVID-19. Others include Pelosi, who tested positive on April 7, a day after attending a bill-signing event with Joe Biden at the White House. She had tested negative before the event, CNN reported. It’s not mild if you haven’t been vaccinated and boosted,” he says. April 26, 2022 – Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement released by her press secretary.

Where Vice President Kamala Harris' positive coronavirus tests fit into the bigger pandemic picture.

Even so, Fauci told the New York Times he would be skipping the White House Correspondents Assn. dinner “because of my individual assessment of my personal risk.” Is the president taking extra precautions? Harris took Paxlovid, a drug developed by Pfizer to treat people at high risk of becoming severely ill from the virus, including those over age 65 or with chronic conditions. She came back a day early only to test positive for the coronavirus. A buzzy book out next week, “This Will Not Pass,” portrays her role in the Biden administration as slight, despite promises she would be an influential vice president. She returned to Washington with the coronavirus

Vice President Kamala Harris does not have Covid-19 symptoms a day after testing positive for the coronavirus, according to a White House official on ...

Harris completed her two-dose regimen of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in January 2021. She did not participate in any events or meetings at the White House on Tuesday, according to a White House official. In San Francisco on Thursday, Harris highlighted the Black maternal health crisis during events and was indoors talking to expecting mothers and health providers without a mask on.

Her press secretary Kirsten Allen said in a statement that Harris - who is fully-vaccinated and double boosted - received positive rapid and PCR test ...

Harris returned from a week-long trip to her home state Monday night. 'She fortunately did not get it.' 'It was an emotional day. And there were moments when she was not wearing a mask inside, including in a photo but she was wearing it 99.9% of the time,' Psaki said at a briefing. It was a historic day. Emhoff had coronavirus last month The White House said that Biden called Harris to 'check in and make sure she has everything she needs as she quarantines at home.' Harris' press secretary announced late on Tuesday that the vice president had begun a regiment of antiviral Covid pills designed to keep high-risk patients out of the hospital Harris is 57. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff hold a child as they participate in activities on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 18. The vice president's press secretary said she was 'not been a recent contact' to President Joe Biden or First Lady Jill Biden 'due to recent travel schedules.' - The vice president initially took two rounds of the Moderna vaccine and took her second booster shot on April 1, meaning she has four in total