GIOTV reports that Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker tested positive for COVID-19, according to tweets Sunday from their official accounts.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who is vaccinated and boosted, said she is experiencing mild symptoms. The New Jersey Democrat, who is also vaccinated and boosted, also reported mild symptoms.
“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,” Warren tweeted. “As cases increase across the country, I urge everyone who has not already done so to get the vaccine and the booster as soon as possible – together, we can save lives.”
The announcements came as the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has thrust the nation — and the White House — back into an uncertain pandemic reality, posing both public health and political challenges.