US White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Tests Positive To COVID-19

White Home Press Secretary Jen Psaki mentioned Sunday she had examined optimistic for COVID-19 however was experiencing solely delicate signs due to the vaccine.

“Grateful I’m vaccinated and for the wonderful Biden staff,” she mentioned Sunday in a tweet.

Jen Psaki made the announcement noting that members of the family’ optimistic checks have been her motive for skipping the European journey with the President.

“On Wednesday, in coordination with senior management on the White Home and the medical staff, I made the choice to not journey on the international journey with the President as a consequence of a household emergency, which was members of my family testing optimistic for COVID-19,” Jen Psaki mentioned in her assertion.

She quarantined and examined adverse from Wednesday to Saturday, Jen Psaki mentioned.

“Nevertheless, as we speak I examined optimistic for COVID,” she tweeted. “Whereas I’ve not had shut contact in individual with the President or senior members of the White Home workers since Wednesday – and examined adverse for 4 days after that final contact – I’m disclosing as we speak’s optimistic check out of an abundance of transparency. I final noticed the President on Tuesday, once we sat exterior greater than six ft aside, and wore masks.”

Jen Psaki expressed gratitude for the vaccine, which made her signs delicate, and mentioned she was persevering with to work, albeit from dwelling. Her plan is to return to work in-person after 10 days of quarantine following a adverse check.

That check is an “extra White Home requirement, past CDC steering, taken out of an abundance of warning,” she mentioned.

Jen Psaki is the second high-ranking administration official to come back down with the virus, Bloomberg Information reported, noting Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ latest optimistic check. Biden obtained his COVID-19 booster shot, which restores authentic ranges of vaccine safety, final Wednesday.