The White House has announced that US Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 after she spent the day with a staffer who was later found to be infected with the virus.
Harris tested negative in both an antigen and PCR test after a staffer – who spent the day with Harris on Tuesday – tested positive on Wednesday.
The staff member had tested negative in daily tests until Wednesday and is “fully vaccinated and boosted and did not experience symptoms,” according to a White House statement, which noted that “others who were in close contact with this staff member are being contacted and will be advised to get tested per CDC guidance.”
Harris will be tested again on Friday and Monday to ensure that she has not caught the virus. However, the vice president will not be required to quarantine as she is fully vaccinated.
On Monday, an aide to President Joe Biden also tested positive for Covid-19 after working with Biden in the days prior on Air Force One. Biden received negative tests following the exposure and, like Harris, did not undergo quarantine due to his fully vaccinated status.