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Rep. Stephen Lynch received both doses prior to Inauguration Day, according to his spokesperson.
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), who received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month, tested positive for the virus on Friday.
Another Democrat from Massachusetts, Rep. Lori Trahan, announced Thursday she had also tested positive. Both lawmakers are reportedly asymptomatic.
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Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), who received a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this month, tested positive for the virus on Friday.
Lynch received two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine prior to the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, Molly Rose Tarpey, Lynch’s communications director, said in a statement.
(Photo : Pool/Getty Images) U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) speaks during a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing to discuss the Treasury Department s and Federal Reserve s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on December 02, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch announced through his office on Friday that he tested positive for coronavirus despite getting his second vaccine dose, which requires a few weeks to develop immunity.
Spokesperson Molly Rose Tarpey said in a statement that Lynch tested positive for the coronavirus after coming in contact with a staff member in his Boston office who tested positive earlier that week, reported CBS News.