The 74 year old lawmaker, who has been fully vaccinated and boosted, does not have symptoms, his office said in a statement. According to statement “Romney is currently asymptomatic and will be isolating and working remotely for the recommended period of time”.
His wife, Ann Romney 72 , who has tested negative for viral infection . She is also fully vaccinated and boosted against covid 19 .The 2012 Republican presidential candidate is one of dozens of members of Congress to test positive for the coronavirus despite having their shots.
Since the start of the pandemic, several lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19, including Reps. Paul Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Sean Maloney, D-N.Y.; Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; James Clyburn, D-S.C.; Jason Crow, D-Colo.; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.; Tim Ryan, D-Ohio; Vern Buchanan, R-Fla.; and Joe Morelle, D-N.Y.Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio; Chris Coons, D-Del.; Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Cory Booker, D-N.J.; John Hickenlooper, D-Colo.; Roger Wicker, R-Miss.; Angus King, I-Maine; and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., have also reported infections.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAs of Friday morning, more than 75% of the U.S. population 249.4 million people has gotten at least one dose of any of the available COVID-19 vaccines. Nearly 64% of Americans, or 211.3 million people, have been fully vaccinated, and over 41% of those who have been fully vaccinated have gotten booster shots, CDC data shows.
According to numbers compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Officials have confirmed more than 74 million COVID-19 infections and reported over 882,000 deaths nationwide, .More than 369.3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide, resulting in 5.6 million deaths, according to the university.
