A round of COVID appears to be spreading amongst Congress as Sen. Cory Booker is the 2nd elected official this weekend to announce his positive diagnosis.
Booker broke the news Sunday, writing … “I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms on Saturday. My symptoms are relatively mild.” He threw in a plug for vaccines, adding … “I’m beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster – I’m certain that without them I would be doing much worse.”
I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms on Saturday. My symptoms are relatively mild. I’m beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster – I’m certain that without them I would be doing much worse.
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) December 20, 2021
Booker’s COVID news comes on the heels of Sen. Elizabeth Warren declaring the same just hours earlier … saying she too had caught the ‘rona.
SEW writes, “I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case.”
I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case. Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms & am grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated & boosted.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 19, 2021
Ironically, she expressed gratitude for having been vaccinated, adding … “Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms & am grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated & boosted.” The only thing this proves is that no matter how many shots you get it’s still possible to contract any form of the virus — especially the Omicron variant that is spreading at a rapid pace across the country.
After testifying for over 3 hours in a Senate hearing where he suggested masks may not be necessary on flights, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly tested positive for covid. Sitting with him were CEOs of Delta, United, American, and Pres of Flight Attend. Here he is.pic.twitter.com/W422yv4SEb
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 18, 2021
The most interesting part is how these cases follow Southwest Airline’s CEO also coming down with the virus. This diagnosis came after he was seen mask-less at a Senate hearing coughing uncontrollably.
