Rep. Sharice Davids tests positive for COVID-19. She's vaccinated, with mild symptoms [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: McClatchy


BY JONATHAN SHORMAN
UPDATED AUGUST 06, 2021 05:25 PM



Kansa Rep. Sharice Davids

Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids, who is fully vaccinated, said Friday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 but reports only mild symptoms.

Davids, a Democrat representing Kansas’3rd Congressional District, was already in Kansas recovering from a recent unrelated outpatient surgery. Her office disclosed Friday that she has now tested positive for the virus.

Davids’ positive test adds to the number of Kansas City area politicians who have had the virus since the start of the pandemic. Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner had COVID-19 in January, and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson contracted it last fall.

But Davids represents the first known breakthrough infection among a major political figure in the region. Such cases are believed to be relatively rare, and in fully vaccinated individuals they almost never lead to hospitalization.

“Earlier today, I received a positive COVID-19 PCR test result. My symptoms are mild, and per CDC and House Attending Physician Guidance I am continuing to isolate at home, where I have been since an unrelated outpatient parathyroid surgery,” Davids said in a statement.





Read more: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article253317933.html

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Rep. Sharice Davids becomes latest COVID-19 breakthrough case
BY JORDAN WILLIAMS - 08/06/21 04:06 PM EDT

Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) announced on Friday that she has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest House member to disclose a breakthrough infection.

Davids said in a statement that her symptoms are mild and that she is isolating at home, where she’s been since having an unrelated surgery.

“Earlier today, I received a positive COVID-19 PCR test result. My symptoms are mild, and per CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and House Attending Physician Guidance I am continuing to isolate at home, where I have been since an unrelated outpatient parathyroid surgery. I have followed CDC recommended precautions throughout this pandemic, including masking indoors in areas of high or substantial transmission,” Davids said.

Davids, who was vaccinated in January, said she is “incredibly grateful for the vaccine and the protection that it offers. I know things could have been much worse for me without it.”

“As the Delta variant spreads in our state, I encourage everyone to protect themselves and others and get their shot. We need everyone to get vaccinated in order to put the worst of this virus behind us,” she continued.

More:
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/566773-rep-sharice-davids-becomes-latest-covid-19-breakthrough-case

(Sharice is also a mixed martial arts fighter!)



https://www.mic.com/articles/190581/progressives-are-running-in-red-states-too-including-a-lesbian-mma-fighter-in-kansas