3 U.S. senators test positive for COVID in one day, despite all being vaccinated – By Joseph Wilkinson (New York Daily News) / Aug 19 2021
Three U.S. senators — one Democrat, one independent and one Republican — tested positive for COVID on Thursday.
John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) have all been vaccinated against the virus and are dealing with breakthrough cases.
The three men have not been in contact, as the Senate’s summer recess started Aug. 7.
All three senators said they’re isolating and have informed people they were in contact with. Such breakthrough infections are relatively rare, but have become more common with the virus’ fast-spreading delta variant.
