Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin tests positive for COVID-19 for 3rd time within a year

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois announced on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 again.

"Unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID-19 today. I'm disappointed to have to miss critical work on the Senate's NDAA this week in Washington. Consistent with CDC guidelines, I'll quarantine at home and follow the advice of my doctor while I work remotely," Durbin tweeted.

This latest announcement marks the senator's third time testing positive in a year. He had previously tested positive in March 2023 and July 2022.

In the first and second announcements, he noted that he had been vaccinated and boosted.

"This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms. I will quarantine consistent with CDC guidelines and follow advice from my doctor while I continue to work remotely," he tweeted in March 2023.

"This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and double boosted and only experiencing minor symptoms. Consistent with CDC guidelines, I will quarantine and follow advice from my doctor while I continue to work remotely," he tweeted on July, 28, 2022.

While many people who received multiple COVID-19 jabs have still tested positive for the illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to advocate for vaccination. The CDC claims that the vaccines "are effective at protecting people from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying."

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina tested positive for a third time last week after having previously tested positive in June 2020 and January 2022.

Earlier this year Mace, who had been fully vaccinated in 2021, said that she regretted getting the vaccination. The congresswoman indicated that after the second jab, she got asthma. She also said she has tremors in her left hand as well as occasional heart pain.

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