Kamala Harris Tests Negative for COVID-19 After ‘Close Contact’ With Staffer

Kamala Harris Tests Negative for COVID-19 After ‘Close Contact’ With Staffer
Vice President Kamala Harris attends a roundtable at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore before departing for Vietnam on the second leg of her Asia trip on Aug., 24, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via Reuters
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Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative for COVID-19 after she was designated a “close contact” with a fully-vaccinated staff member who tested positive for the virus, The White House said on Wednesday night.

“On Wednesday morning, a staff member who staffed the Vice President throughout the day Tuesday received a positive test result for COVID-19. Yesterday, Monday and every day last week, this staff member tested negative for COVID-19,” the White House said in a statement. “This staff member is fully vaccinated and boosted and did not experience symptoms. ”
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