Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
Harris completed her two-dose regimen of the
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in January 2021. She received her first booster dose in late October and a second booster vaccine on April 1.
The vice president's positive
Covid-19 test comes as the
US has largely lifted most of its
Covid-19 mitigation measures after the
Omicron variant spike over the winter.
In accordance with federal public health guidelines, officials and visitors have not been required to wear masks or socially distance at large
White House events.
Covid cases in Washington have declined since their peak in early January, when the country was facing a wave of
Omicron variant cases, but have been rising recently.
Though the
White House has continued to hold crowded indoor events where masks are optional and officials have forgone masks in public, the administration has said they are going beyond federal guidelines to detect
Covid-19 in the building.
