by Marisa Schultz at Fox News
Three U.S. senators announced Thursday that they contracted COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss.;Angus King, I-Maine, and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said they tested positive after experiencing mild or limited symptoms and are currently isolating to stop further spread of coronavirus.
Positive COVID-19 tests among the vaccinated population are considered “breakthrough” cases amid the arrival of the highly contagious delta variant.
“I’ve tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19,” tweeted Hickenlooper. “I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms.”
King still encouraged others to get vaccinated because he believes his symptoms would be much worse without it.
“While I am not feeling great, I’m definitely feeling much better than I would have without the vaccine,” King said in a statement that described his symptoms as “mildly feverish.”
“I am taking this diagnosis very seriously, quarantining myself at home and telling the few people I’ve been in contact with to get tested in order to limit any further spread,” he added.
Wicker’s communication director Phillip Waller said the senator sought a test due to “mild symptoms.”…
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