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South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham diagnosed with COVID-19

Sen. Lindsey Graham Tests Positive For COVID-19, Despite Vaccination.Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-SC), announced his diagnosis via Twitter on August 2.I started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night and went to the doctor this morning, Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-SC), via Yahoo News.I feel like I have a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms, Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-SC), via Yahoo News.I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now. , Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-SC), via Yahoo News.My symptoms would be far worse, Sen. Lindsay Graham, (R-SC), via Yahoo News.Graham attended the Senate infrastructure session the day before announcing his diagnosis.He was also among those who joined Sen. Joe Manchin, (D-WV), on his houseboat, .prompting a spokesperson for Manchin to release a statement.Senator Manchin is fully vaccinated and following the CDC guidelines for those exposed to a COVID-positive individual, Spokesperson for Sen. Lindsay Graham, (D-WV), via Yahoo News.According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), vaccinated people can spread COVID.Graham indicated that he will undergo a 10 day quarantine.The CDC updated its mask guidance, last week, recommending that even those who are vaccinated mask up indoors.A number of Republicanlawmakers have been vocal in their opposition to reinstating mask mandates
By Tim Darnell
Aug 2, 2021

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday he has contracted the coronavirus.

“I was just informed by the House physician I have tested positive for #COVID19 even after being vaccinated,” Graham said on Twitter. “I started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night and went to the doctor this morning.”

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Graham described his symptoms as like “a sinus infection and at present time I have mild symptoms.”

Graham, a Republican who won reelection in November, said he will quarantine for 10 days.

“I am very glad I was vaccinated because without vaccination I am certain I would not feel as well as I do now,” he wrote. “My symptoms would be far worse.”

On Monday, Johns Hopkins University of Medicine said it has recorded more than 35 million cases of the coronavirus in the U.S. since the pandemic began.

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