Harris exposed to COVID-19, vice president's office says
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Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris was exposed to COVID-19 by a member of her staff who spent Tuesday with the vice president and tested positive for the virus the following day, Harris's office disclosed.
As a result of the close contact with the staff member, Harris received a PCR test on Wednesday and tested negative for COVID-19, Symone Sanders, the vice president's chief spokesperson, said in a statement. An antigen test taken by the vice president Wednesday as part of regular testing protocols was also negative. Harris will be tested again Friday and Monday in keeping with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sanders said.
The vice president is expected to continue with her normal schedule and left Washington, D.C., for Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, where she and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will stay through New Years.
