Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) announced on Monday that she has tested positive for coronavirus.
Granger, 77, was present on the House floor for Sunday’s votes including the Speaker election and the swearing-in ceremony, along with over 400 of her colleagues in the House.
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A statement from her office said she received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine in December. She is yet to receive her second dose which is needed for the vaccine to be at least 95% effecting in preventing COVID.
“When she arrived in DC for the beginning of the 117th Congress, Congresswoman Kay Granger was tested for coronavirus in accordance with the Attending Physician’s guidance for Members when traveling from their home state. She was later notified that she tested positive and immediately quarantined. Having received the vaccine in December, she is asymptomatic and feeling great! She will remain under the care of her doctor,” Granger spokesperson Sarah Flaim said.
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According to the The Hill, members of Congress were advised to get tested for COVID when they arrived in Washington, but they can go about their business as usual while awaiting their results if they don’t have symptoms or any known exposure to the virus.
Granger was tested on Sunday and her positive test came back on Monday.
