Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Tests Positive For COVID-19

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has tested affirmative for COVID-19, his bureau announced Monday.

Scott was vaccinated against COVID successful March, but tested affirmative doubly Monday morning, the mayor’s Director of Communications Cal Harris said. He is reportedly asymptomatic and “currently feels fine.”

Scott is present self-isolating astatine his Northeast Baltimore home. He volition enactment remotely until helium is cleared for enactment successful person.

The Mayor tested antagonistic for covid successful a Friday test. He was contiguous astatine respective events implicit the weekend, including the Parade of Latino Nations Sunday.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breakthrough cases of COVID are expected successful vaccinated people.

While immoderate afloat vaccinated radical tin go highly sick oregon adjacent dice from the virus, determination is grounds that the hazard for infection, hospitalization and decease is overmuch little for vaccinated radical than for those who are unvaccinated, the CDC said.

“This serves arsenic different reminder of the immense challenges faced by the ongoing planetary pandemic,” Harris said. “Despite being vaccinated and pursuing Baltimore City’s wellness protocols, breakthrough infections are a existent threat.”

Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen, who was with Mayor Scott astatine the Parade of Latino Nations successful eastbound Baltimore Sunday, said helium has tested negative. Cohen utilized the quality to promote those who are not already vaccinated to get the shot.

If you are not already, delight get vaccinated. The likelihood of getting highly sick oregon dying are dramatically decreased for those of america who person taken the vaccine.

— Zeke Cohen (@Zeke_Cohen) October 4, 2021

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