Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin hosted Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and others on his houseboat this weekend. Tom Williams/Roll Call
Sen. Joe Manchin hosted multiple senators, together with Lindsey Graham, on his houseboat over the weekend.
Graham introduced that he examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Monday morning.
Manchin and Sens. Jacky Rosen and Mark Kelly have been all involved with Graham on the boat.
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Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, hosted a gaggle of lawmakers on his Washington, DC houseboat over the weekend, together with Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who introduced that he examined optimistic for COVID-19 on Monday, regardless of being totally vaccinated.
A spokesperson for Manchin instructed reporters that the Democrat, who’s additionally vaccinated, is abiding by federal well being pointers within the wake of the potential publicity.
“Senator Manchin is fully vaccinated and following the CDC guidelines for those exposed to a COVID+ individual,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, and Sen. Jacky Rosen, a Nevada Democrat, additionally attended the gathering and got here into contact with Graham, spokespeople for the lawmakers instructed CNN and different shops. Both senators, who’re additionally totally vaccinated, are following CDC pointers and the recommendation of congressional well being officers, their spokespeople mentioned.
It’s unclear who else attended the gathering on Manchin’s houseboat, which is the place the veteran lawmaker lives whereas he is in DC. A spokesperson for Manchin did not instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.
The CDC recommends that fully-vaccinated folks exposed to somebody contaminated with COVID-19 get examined 3-5 days later and put on a masks indoors for 2 weeks or till they check detrimental for the virus.
Graham introduced through tweet that he examined optimistic on Monday morning after coming down with “flu-like symptoms” on Saturday. Graham obtained the Pfizer vaccine final December and expressed aid at having been immunized prior to his an infection.
“I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms,” he wrote. “I will be quarantining for ten days. I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now. My symptoms would be far worse.”
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COVID-19 circumstances are surging throughout the US, significantly in areas the place vaccination charges are low. Over the final month, the US’s weekly common of recent every day circumstances has greater than quintupled: rising from simply over 12,000 on the finish of June to almost 72,000 final Thursday.
New knowledge exhibits that vaccinated folks can nonetheless expertise so-called “breakthrough infections,” though these circumstances are typically delicate, in accordance to the CDC. Delta is essentially the most transmissible pressure of the virus and it now makes up greater than 80% of US infections.
While the House has a masks mandate in place, the Senate not requires masks. Almost all senators have mentioned they’re vaccinated, whereas dozens of House members will not say whether or not they’re vaccinated. Senate Democrats have resumed holding their management conferences nearly, after shifting again to in-person conferences, amid the surge in circumstances.
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