Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for the coronavirus

[James48]

Source: Stars and Stripes

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive over the weekend for COVID-19, the Pentagon announced Sunday evening.

Austin, in a statement attributed to him, said he was tested Sunday after exhibiting symptoms of the coronavirus respiratory disease while at home on leave.

“My symptoms are mild, and I am following my physician’s directions,” Austin said.

“As my doctor made clear to me, my fully vaccinated status — and the booster I received in early October — have rendered the infection much more mild than it would otherwise have been. And I am grateful for that.”



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[badhair77]

1. Hopefully his symptoms will stay mild.

Wishing Secretary Austin well.

[iluvtennis]

3. + 1. n/t

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID after experiencing symptoms:

Link to tweet

[James48]

4. You would think he'd have somebody review that-

Before it went out.

He has symptoms.

The CDC guidance reduces to five days the quarantine ONLY for people who test positive and are free of any symptoms, or the symptoms have “resolved”, and are gone.

With symptoms, you are supposed to quarantine for the full time you have symptoms. I hope somebody points that out to him.

[twodogsbarking]

5. End world COVID. One person at a time.