Double-Vaxxed, Boosted Jen Psaki Gets Covid

Double-Vaxxed, Boosted Jen Psaki Gets Covid


Jen Psaki has received another positive Covid test, marking the second time that the White House Press Secretary has caught Covid-19.

Psaki is double vaccinated against the virus and also received a booster in the Fall of last year.

In December, she noted that “it is heavily recommended to get a booster. If you are going to be in close proximity with the President, you’re required to be tested that day. That goes over and above typical protocols. Given the workplace we work in, that certainly is appropriate. But — and, of course, we have masking requirements that are in place as well.”

Psaki was set to embark on a Europe trip along with President Joe Biden and others. This is the second time she has received a positive test prior to a trip to Europe with Biden.

“Today, in preparation for travel to Europe, I took a PCR test this morning. That test came back positive, which means I will be adhering to CDC guidance and no longer be traveling on the President’s trip to Europe,” Psaki tweeted on Tuesday.

“I had two socially-distanced meetings with the President yesterday, and he is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance. I am sharing the news of my positive test today out of an abundance of transparency. The President tested negative today via PCR test,” she continued.

“Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms. In alignment with White House COVID-19 protocols, I will work from home and plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of a five-day isolation period and a negative test,” she concluded.

President Biden is set to head to Europe, specifically to Brussels, to attend “an extraordinary” NATO summit, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The White House said in a statement read: “This week, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will travel to Poland following his meetings in Brussels, Belgium with our NATO Allies, G7 Leaders, and European Union Leaders to discuss international efforts to support Ukraine and impose severe and unprecedented costs on Russia for its invasion.

On Friday, March 25, President Biden will travel to Warsaw, Poland, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with President Andrzej Duda. The President will discuss how the United States, alongside our Allies and partners, is responding to the humanitarian and human rights crisis that Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked war on Ukraine has created.”


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