A White House official and a senior Pelosi aide, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for Covid-19 - CNN
Our office will continue to follow the guidance of the Office of Attending Physician closely."
White House press secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged that there have been prior breakthrough cases among White House staffers in addition to the fully vaccinated official first reported on Tuesday."There have been.I will say that we, according to an agreement we made during the transition to be transparent and make information available, we committed that we would release information proactively if it is commissioned officers," Psaki said when asked if there had been other breakthrough cases among White House staff.
Psaki later clarified the White House official who tested positive was not a commissioned officer but declined to say what office the official worked in, citing privacy concerns.None of the other positive cases were commissioned officers, either, she said, explaining that the White House would have proactively released that information.
Six Texas lawmakers have tested positive for Covid-19 since Friday night.