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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Right_in_Virginia on December 17, 2020, 05:56:51 am
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Journalist who traveled with Joe Biden to Georgia has COVID-19
NY Post, Dec 16, 2020
A journalist who joined President-elect Joe Biden on a Tuesday campaign trip to Georgia has tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden, 78, is not believed to be at risk of the serious respiratory virus, according to a statement from his transition office.
Biden’s office notified the press at about the same time as Biden hosted an in-person event in Delaware announcing Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary nominee.
The former vice president this week coughed and cleared his throat more than usual, including during his Tuesday speech in favor of a pair of Democratic Senate candidates facing a Jan. 5 Georgia runoff election, but has consistently tested negative for the virus.
Biden’s transition office said: “Today, a member of the press pool who traveled with the President-elect yesterday received a positive PCR test for Covid-19. We initiated contact tracing protocols immediately, and this person was not ever in close contact as defined by the CDC with the President-elect.â€
Although Biden removed his mask when approaching a small group following his remarks in Georgia, the transition office said he “adhered to masking and social distancing guidelines at all times during the trip.â€
But Biden’s interactions without a mask prompted Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey to tweet: “This photo of @JoeBiden taking his mask down briefly in Georgia has to be part of why Fauci wants @JoeBiden to get a vaccine ASAP.â€
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https://nypost.com/2020/12/16/journalist-who-traveled-with-joe-biden-has-covid-19/
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I must have laughed for a solid two minutes at this.