Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Tests Positive for COVID-19
The announcement comes just two days after Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker tested positive for the virus. Both Warren and Booker were also fully vaccinated and boosted, and both reported their symptoms were also mild. They both called upon the public to get vaccinated.
By Post Staff
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) has tested positive for COVID-19 this week. The Congresswoman has been fully vaccinated and boosted, and said in a tweet on Tuesday, “Fortunately, I have only mild cold-like symptoms, but I know it could have been much worse had I not been vaccinated and boosted.”
She lauded the vaccines, encouraging people to get both vaccinated and boosted, and to follow health protocols to keep families and communities safe this holiday season. “Please stay masked and follow all of the CDC’s health guidelines as you gather with loved ones this holiday. I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.”
The announcement comes just two days after Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker tested positive for the virus. Both Warren and Booker were also fully vaccinated and boosted, and both reported their symptoms were also mild. They both called upon the public to get vaccinated.
All three senators’ experiences seem to back President Biden’s argument Tuesday that vaccination and booster shots provide sufficient protection from severe illness to allow for the continuation of holiday gatherings.
The president detailed plans to distribute free at-home COVID-19 tests, expand testing sites across the country, and bolster resources for strained hospitals as the Omicron variant brings in new waves of infected patients.
Congresswoman Lee is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and Chair of the subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations. She serves as Co-Chair of the Steering & Policy Committee, former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Chair Emeritus of the Progressive Caucus, Co-Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Health Task Force, and Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus. She also serves as Chair of the Majority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity. As a member of the House Democratic Leadership, she is the highest–ranking Black woman in the U.S. Congress.
