Dec 20, 2021.
The country faces a growing surge of new infections as a result of the emergence of the highly omicron variant of Covid-19.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks as Sen. Booker tests positive for breakthrough infections.
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The two Democratic senators said they had received a booster dose of vaccine and were fully protected.
Warren said that she had tested negative for Covid-19 earlier this week and that she was only experiencing symptoms from her breakthrough infection.
Booker said that he had tested positive on Sunday after first feeling unwell.
Both senators said that they were grateful that they had received their vaccine doses and the booster, and that they were experiencing mild symptoms.
People across the country were urged to get vaccinations by the Democratic leaders.
There has been a surge of new Covid-19 cases across the country as the omicron variant continues to spread. The fast-spreading variant of omicron has been shown to affect the effectiveness of vaccines. In the first half of this year, several senators tested positive for breakthrough infections and recovered.
Warren and Booker have positive tests.
Booker and Warren tested positive for the drug.
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