Gridiron president says 53 people contracted COVID-19 after dinner
Gridiron President Tom DeFrank said on Friday that 53 individuals who attended the annual Gridiron Club dinner last Saturday had told the organization they tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement comes a week after several high profile figures who attended the dinner said they tested positive for the virus.
Among those who tested positive include Vice President Harris’s Communications Director Jamal Simmons, Attorney General Merrick Garland, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas).
Other staffers and journalists who attended the dinner have also tested positive for the coronavirus.
“All guests at the Gridiron Club dinner were required to show proof of vaccination. We understand that some of our guests have reported positive tests since the dinner. We wish them a speedy recovery,” DeFrank previously told The Hill in a statement.
Most individuals who have tested positive have had the COVID-19 vaccine and are experiencing mild or no symptoms.
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