How Many Lawmakers Got The Coronavirus Or Self-Quarantined? : NPR - 1 views
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Now, some are hopeful that they could stem the flow of cases with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine now available to all members of Congress.
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anonymous on 04 Jan 21Vaccines should go to healthcare workers and nursing home residents and workers who really need it instead of members of congress.
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anonymous on 04 Jan 21Vaccines should go to healthcare workers and nursing home residents and workers who really need it instead of members of congess.
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"will be provided with a specific number of COVID19 vaccine doses to meet long-standing requirements for continuity of government operations,"
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both chambers of Congress recessed multiple times throughout the year as the Capitol went largely without a widespread testing program.
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Pelosi triggered a broader COVID-19 testing program for Congress following new requirement for travelers to the Washington, D.C., area.
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But efforts to test as many as 2,000 a week still falls short for a Capitol complex that includes more than 530 lawmakers and a workforce of 20,000 or more.
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A previous outbreak in September was tied to a White House Rose Garden ceremony to announce Amy Coney Barrett as President Trump's Supreme Court justice nominee.
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By this summer, dozens of Capitol workers reported a positive test or were presumed so, and Gary Tibbetts, a longtime staffer for Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, died from COVID-19 on July 24.