vice-president Kamala Harris Visited the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Sunday morning and made a scheduled “regular doctor appointment.” A White House official told Politico.
This visit was a day after a Harris spokesperson said that the vice president does not need to be isolated because she did not have close contact with Texas Democratic Party, And later tested positive for COVID-19 at a meeting.
Earlier this week, in order to prevent the passage of restrictive Republican election bills, three vaccinated Democrats from the Texas House of Representatives fled the state earlier this week for Washington, DC, on Saturday. The virus was tested positive.
Two state legislators who tested positive met Harris and several U.S. Democratic senators, including Elizabeth Warren And Kirsten Gillibrand, in their travels.
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Senior adviser to the vice president and chief spokesman, Symone Sanders, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that Harris met with members of the Texas legislature temporarily in Washington, DC on Tuesday.
“Based on the schedule of these positive tests, it was determined that the vice president and her staff present at the meeting were not at risk of exposure because they did not have close contact with people who tested positive and therefore did not need to be tested or were isolated,” Sander S said, adding that Harris and her staff were “fully vaccinated.”
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who have been in close contact with COVID-19 patients do not need to be isolated if they have been fully vaccinated against the disease and have no symptoms.CDC).
The Texas House Democratic Caucus confirmed that three unnamed members of the organization tested positive on Saturday’s rapid test, and all other members tested negative.
“The House Democratic Caucus is following all CDC guidance and agreements. This is a sober reminder that COVID is still with us, and despite the immense protection provided by vaccination, we must still take necessary precautions,” the state Kristner, the representative and committee chairman, said. Core team.
At the meeting earlier this week, the Texas Democrats urged Harris and members of Congress to give priority to passing the federal “For the People Act,” which will implement a unified voting law across the country.
Republican-led Texas Senate Passed their election bill the day after the Democrats left Austin for Washington, D.C. Republicans Defend bills necessary to strengthen election security, and critics and activists say it will make it more difficult for marginalized voters to participate in elections.
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