U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case. He said he was fully vaccinated and received a booster shot.
“My flu-like symptoms have been pretty mild so far,” he said.
Raskin will continue working while staying at home. He will use Zoom and also the proxy voting procedures for Congress.
“I am disappointed not to be able to attend President Biden’s State of the Union address in person. But I will follow his speech closely—along with my State of the Union guest Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner—and I will be cheering for President Biden’s powerful call to the world to continue to reject in every way possible Vladimir Putin’s illegal war of aggression against the people of Ukraine. All of us must stand strong against authoritarianism and for democracy,” the Takoma Park Democrat wrote in a statement.
Please see my attached statement on testing positive for COVID-19 yesterday in anticipation of the State of the Union Address. I’m feeling Ok. pic.twitter.com/rLp0tRf2kY
— Rep. Jamie Raskin (@RepRaskin) March 1, 2022
