Fully Vaxxed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tests Positive for COVID

She tested positive in October, too.

QUICK FACTS:

• White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, she said in a tweet, Forbes reports.
• Psaki, 43, said she is experiencing mild symptoms.
• She also noted that Biden is not considered a close contact of Psaki’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance.
• Psaki was considered fully vaccinated in November of last year, according to Newsweek.

Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe.

— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) March 22, 2022

WHAT ABOUT BIDEN?:

• The president tested negative on Tuesday by PCR test, Psaki added.
• She said she had two “socially distanced meetings” with Biden on Monday and that he is not considered a “close contact,” The Associated Press reports.
• Psaki shared the news “out of an abundance of transparency.”

BACKGROUND:

• This is the second time Psaki has announced a COVID infection, NBC News noted.
• She missed a fall trip to Italy and Scotland after members of her household tested positive for COVID, before she later tested positive.
• Last week, VP Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, tested positive for COVID as well, according to NBC.