Second gentleman Doug Emhoff has examined constructive for Covid-19, the White House introduced Tuesday. Vice President Kamala Harris examined detrimental, however is curbing her schedule because of her husband’s constructive take a look at.
Harris spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated Harris wouldn’t take part in a deliberate Equal Pay Day occasion on Tuesday night on the White House with President Joe Biden “out of an abundance of caution.”
Harris, in a tweet Tuesday night, stated, “Doug is doing fine and we are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted.” She added, “I have tested negative and will continue to test.”
Biden and Harris appeared collectively Tuesday afternoon and mingled with lawmakers at an occasion marking the signing of a $1.5 trillion authorities funding measure.
“He’s feeling very well, I’m told,” Biden stated Tuesday night on the occasion, noting Harris needed to skip. “Let’s send her our love,” he advised attendees.
Harris and Emhoff each acquired their first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine weeks earlier than taking workplace and their second dose simply days after Inauguration Day in 2021. They acquired booster pictures in late October.
Fully vaccinated and boosted individuals have a excessive diploma of safety in opposition to critical sickness and dying from Covid-19, significantly the commonest and extremely transmissible Omicron variant.
Earlier Tuesday, Emhoff participated in an outside occasion at a Washington park to focus on the work of AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps. The White House didn’t instantly reply when requested if he was just lately in shut contact with Biden or first woman Jill Biden.
Before Emhoff’s prognosis was public, White House press secretary Jen Psaki stated Biden had examined detrimental for Covid-19 on Sunday.
