Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 following a meeting with Texas state House Democrats, several of whom later tested positive, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday.
An official in the vice president's office said that Harris' testing occurred before her"routine doctor's appointment" at Walter Reed Hospital, not because of the meeting with Texas legislators. Asked whether there was a safety concern related to Harris' time spent around President Joe Biden, Psaki told reporters at Monday's press briefing that the vice president was tested and "there was no detection of Covid-19.
When asked whether the White House has separated Harris and Biden, Psaki said that there have not been additional precautions taken. On Monday's White House schedule, Biden and Harris were listed as set to receive the President's Daily Briefing in the Oval Office.On Saturday, the vice president's office said Harris was"not at risk of exposure," after meeting with Texas state House Democrats days earlier, two of whom later tested positive for Covid-19.
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