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demmiblue

(38,297 posts)
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 06:15 PM Mar 2022

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19

Source: CNN

(CNN)Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to a statement from the vice president's office.

"Earlier today, the Second Gentleman tested positive for Covid-19," said Sabrina Singh, deputy press secretary for Vice President Kamala Harris. "Out of an abundance of caution, the Vice President will not participate in tonight's event. The Vice President tested negative for Covid-19 today and will continue to test."

Harris was set to participate in an Equal Pay Day event at the White House Tuesday evening that began just as Emhoff's test results were released.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/15/politics/doug-emhoff-covid/index.html

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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19 (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2022 OP
Hopefully this will be a mild case LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #1
COVID is not over. StarryNite Mar 2022 #2
That's how I feel but obviously Tree Lady Mar 2022 #7
I just have a really bad feeling we are going to get hit with another Covid spike Siwsan Mar 2022 #3
I've never been one to clamor for FreeDumb from mandates for masking, distancing, abqtommy Mar 2022 #4
Despite being careful, following the rules and getting all vaccines it still can get you. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2022 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2022 #6

Tree Lady

(12,383 posts)
7. That's how I feel but obviously
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:03 AM
Mar 2022

Not others, I was only one at grocery store with mask yesterday.

Today at Target only one worker had one on.

Siwsan

(27,537 posts)
3. I just have a really bad feeling we are going to get hit with another Covid spike
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 06:29 PM
Mar 2022

I'm not dropping a single caution.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
4. I've never been one to clamor for FreeDumb from mandates for masking, distancing,
Tue Mar 15, 2022, 07:47 PM
Mar 2022

sanitizing and getting vaxxed. And I'll keep on performing these proven survival
techniques.

Ka-Dinh Oy

(11,686 posts)
5. Despite being careful, following the rules and getting all vaccines it still can get you.
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 12:46 AM
Mar 2022

I got it and it was like a bad cough or minor flu. I am glad I had all of my vaccines.

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